u/noub_09

Hi everyone,

Do people actually make money by doing DFT reaction profiles/mechanistic calculations for other researchers?

I mean things like TS search, IRC validation, energy profiles, and pathway comparison for organic reactions.

Is there real freelance/consulting demand for this? And where do people usually find such work — Reddit, Upwork, LinkedIn, or direct academic collaborations?

Any advice from people who have done paid computational chemistry work would be helpful.