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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 Laboratory Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

Autoclaves
French presses
Semidry blotting apparatus
Heat blocks
Recording thermometers
Dissecting microscopes
Prepared agar plates
Laboratory beakers
Laboratory test tubes
Fluorescent microscopes
Protective laboratory coats
Transmission electron microscopes TEM
Dichotomous particulate matter samplers
Petri dishes
Laminar flow cabinets
Impedance meters
X ray diffractometers
Flow cytometers
Laboratory glassware washers
Alcohol lamps
Mid-infrared spectrometers
Phase contrast microscopes
Rotator mixers
Electronic toploading balances
Freeze dryers
Pipette pumps
Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
Rechargeable electronic pipette fillers
Oil-immersion microscope lenses
High-speed centrifuges
Notebook computers
Inverted microscopes
Microcalorimeters
Gel transfer apparatus
Analytical balances
Refrigerated recirculating water baths
Liquid nitrogen storage equipment
Micromanipulators
Orbital shaking water baths
Colony counters
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Culture tubes
Bioaerosol impactors
Shaking incubators
Eyewash fountains
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Electronic sterilizers
Desktop computers
Precision pan balances
Safety shoes
Fecal coliform water baths
Helium-neon lasers
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Liquid chromatograph devices
pH meters
Vortex mixers
High pressure liquid chromatographs HPLC
Multiplate readers
Automatic cell sorters
Culture bottles
Micro balances
Visible spectrometers
Automatic coverslipper
Dry bath incubators
Gel documentation systems
Ultra cold biological freezers
Coplin jars
Bright field light microscopes
Laser printers
Orbital shaking incubators
Dissolved oxygen meters
Electroporators
Chemical safety showers
Bioreactors
Infrared IR spectrometers
Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers
Conductivity meters
Sectioned petri plates
Water purification systems
Laboratory refrigerators
Heating stirplates
Safety glasses
Hardy Diagnostics HUGO
Microscope slides
Automatic pipetters
Gas chromatographs GC
Bacteriological incubators
Microcentrifuges
Personal computers
Protective gloves
Argon lasers
Automated gram stainers
Gel support frames
HEPA filtered biosafety cabinets
Laboratory heat exchange condensing devices
Automated microbial identification systems
Desktop centrifuges
Fire extinguishers
Magnetic laboratory stirrers
Multiwell trays
Peristaltic pumps
8-channel electronic pipettes
Liquid impingers
Compound binocular light microscopes
Hybridization ovens
Staining dishes
Deionized DI water systems
Erlenmeyer flask clamps
Charge coupled device CCD color digital cameras
Photomicroscopes
Darkroom developing tanks
Drying ovens
Micropipettes
Serology rotators
Steroclaves
Bacticinerators
Dropping pipettes
Multistage agar impactors
Membrane filtration systems
Anaerobic growth chambers
Tissue homogenizers
Erlenmeyer flasks
Direct heat dry wall carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Bubble counters
Fluorescence activated cell sorters
Respirators
Raman spectrometers
Ultracentrifuges
Thermocyclers
Mass spectrometers
Sonicators
Laboratory funnels
Transilluminators
Laboratory membrane filtering devices
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Laboratory gas burners
Gas-powered generators
Water sample collection containers
Osmometers
Gel electrophoresis boxes
Biological safety hoods
Floor shakers
Inoculating loops
Visible/UV light scanning spectrophotometers
Infrared gas analyzers
Test tube racks

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