[cycjec]

nearly none, if my very limited experience is worth
anything. I’m not sure how many *chemistry* graduates
would be able to do it without more training nowadays

[Nepeta]

nearly none, if my very limited experience is worth anything. I’m not sure how many *chemistry* graduates would be able to do it without more training nowadays

That has been my experience in industrial labs. Current graduates frequently do not know how to make a solution properly--they do not know how to use volumetric pipettes or how to mix volumetric flasks, and claim it is impossible to prepare a solution of known composition. They know how to push buttons, but they don't recognize when instrumentation is not operating properly.