I was a Chem E/Petroleum Refining graduate from Colorado School of Mines many moons ago. I worked in the oil & gas arena Gulf coast as a process engineer working both offshore and onshore. Pretty interesting mix of field and office work.
Later in my career, I transitioned into hi tech when I received a Masters in EE with concentration in Device Physics and Semiconductor Processing. Helped to make computer chips. I was a product engineer that tested the chips....if something was amiss, my job was to determine what part of the manufacturing process was causing the problem.
So you can see that Chem E can cover a wide variety of job descriptions.
I would get as broad exposure as possible through your classwork to the different distinct fields that Chem E has access to.
One of the newer fields might be all the "fancy dan" equipment that is being developed for the bio-engineering field.
I think this field has no boundaries....the sky is the limit.
Good luck with you coursework.
And study hard.
GPA is very important when getting your 1st job out of college.
Additionally, try to get some good summer internships.
That kind of experience will make your resume stand out to recruiters.
