Will “Microbiologist” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

1.2% Chance of Automation

“Microbiologist” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #56 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Microbiologist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Email software
WHONET
Database management software
Bruker Optics OPUS
Laboratory information management system LIMS
PHYLIP
ProtScale
BtB Software Mycobacteriology Lab
Computer Service & Support CLS-2000 Laboratory System
FramePlot
Proscan
Microsoft Word
STARLIMS
ComBase
Word processing software
Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
SAP
Genie Interactive
Orchard Software Orchard Harvest LIS
DM2 Bills of Lading
Image capture and analysis software
Computing Solutions LabSoft LIMS Micro
Assistant Software for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Interpretation ASASI
BD Biosciences CloneCyt
PIBWin
Web browser software
BD Biosciences CellQuest
Verity Software House ModFit LT
Codon Usage Database
PredictProtein
TreeView
Protein databases
Gene Finder
Gene recognition software
FindTarget
NetLims AutoLims
Statistical software
Pathogen Modeling Program PMP
Protein Explorer