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Things that raise your pay

• Process safety

  Plants that handle explosive or toxic material pay for people who prevent accidents.

• Process control

  Tuning the automated systems that run a plant. Scarce skill, good money.

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

  The usual route into managing projects and budgets.

• A master's or PhD

  Required for pharma research and development and for university-linked biotech.