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Job Description

Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1022.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 76,850.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 36.00
Currently, there are 21,670 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Microbiologists”.

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Tasks for “Microbiological Analyst”

Supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists.
Conduct chemical analyses of substances such as acids, alcohols, and enzymes.
Use a variety of specialized equipment such as electron microscopes, gas chromatographs and high pressure liquid chromatographs, electrophoresis units, thermocyclers, fluorescence activated cell sorters and phosphorimagers.
Investigate the relationship between organisms and disease, including the control of epidemics and the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.
Develop new products and procedures for sterilization, food and pharmaceutical supply preservation, or microbial contamination detection.
Isolate and maintain cultures of bacteria or other microorganisms in prescribed or developed media, controlling moisture, aeration, temperature, and nutrition.
Research use of bacteria and microorganisms to develop vitamins, antibiotics, amino acids, grain alcohol, sugars, and polymers.
Study the structure and function of human, animal, and plant tissues, cells, pathogens and toxins.
Monitor and perform tests on water, food, and the environment to detect harmful microorganisms or to obtain information about sources of pollution, contamination, or infection.
Examine physiological, morphological, and cultural characteristics, using microscope, to identify and classify microorganisms in human, water, and food specimens.
Prepare technical reports and recommendations based upon research outcomes.
Study growth, structure, development, and general characteristics of bacteria and other microorganisms to understand their relationship to human, plant, and animal health.
Provide laboratory services for health departments, for community environmental health programs, and for physicians needing information for diagnosis and treatment.
Observe action of microorganisms upon living tissues of plants, higher animals, and other microorganisms, and on dead organic matter.

Related Technology & Tools

Micro balances
Colony counters
Prepared agar plates
Alcohol lamps
Orbital shaking water baths
Magnetic laboratory stirrers
Inverted microscopes
Automatic pipetters
Microcalorimeters
Protective laboratory coats
Petri dishes
Analytical balances
Water sample collection containers
Steroclaves
Compound binocular light microscopes
Anaerobic growth chambers
Argon lasers
Laboratory membrane filtering devices
Serology rotators
Shaking incubators
Deionized DI water systems
Fire extinguishers
Gel transfer apparatus
Phase contrast microscopes
Dissolved oxygen meters
High-speed centrifuges
Thermocyclers
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Hybridization ovens
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Laboratory gas burners
Dry bath incubators
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Desktop centrifuges
Fluorescent microscopes
Darkroom developing tanks
Visible spectrometers
HEPA filtered biosafety cabinets
Orbital shaking incubators
Hardy Diagnostics HUGO
Microcentrifuges
Laboratory refrigerators
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Visible/UV light scanning spectrophotometers
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Laboratory test tubes
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Laboratory heat exchange condensing devices
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Biological safety hoods
Inoculating loops
Multistage agar impactors
Membrane filtration systems
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pH meters
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Refrigerated recirculating water baths
Test tube racks
Charge coupled device CCD color digital cameras
Gel support frames
Oil-immersion microscope lenses
Semidry blotting apparatus
Tissue homogenizers
Dichotomous particulate matter samplers
Infrared gas analyzers
Bioreactors
Heat blocks
Safety glasses
Automatic cell sorters
Bacteriological incubators
Multiwell trays
Dissecting microscopes
Liquid chromatograph devices
Eyewash fountains
Erlenmeyer flask clamps
Helium-neon lasers
Electronic toploading balances
Gas-powered generators
Staining dishes
Raman spectrometers
Gel electrophoresis boxes
Laboratory funnels
Rotator mixers
Mid-infrared spectrometers
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Ultra cold biological freezers
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Liquid impingers
Culture bottles
Protective gloves
Heating stirplates
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Chemical safety showers
Floor shakers
French presses
Transmission electron microscopes TEM
Desktop computers
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Microscope slides

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