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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Quality Control Microbiologist (QC Microbiologist)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #56 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.2%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Quality Control Microbiologist (QC Microbiologist)” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 55% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

48%

“Quality Control Microbiologist (QC Microbiologist)” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 48% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Microbiologists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: 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.

Avg. Annual Salary $95,200
Avg. Hourly Wage $45.77
Available Jobs (US) 19,760
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Microbiologists #19-1022
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Microbiologists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists.

  • Provide laboratory services for health departments, community environmental health programs, and physicians needing information for diagnosis and treatment.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Use a variety of specialized equipment, such as electron microscopes, gas and high-pressure liquid chromatographs, electrophoresis units, thermocyclers, fluorescence-activated cell sorters, and phosphorimagers.

  • Study growth, structure, development, and general characteristics of bacteria and other microorganisms to understand their relationship to human, plant, and animal health.

  • Research use of bacteria and microorganisms to develop vitamins, antibiotics, amino acids, grain alcohol, sugars, and polymers.

  • Prepare technical reports and recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

  • ProtScale
  • Assistant Software for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Interpretation ASASI
  • NetLims AutoLims
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • FramePlot
  • BtB Software Mycobacteriology Lab
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Verity Software House ModFit LT
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • DeepSeek
  • BD Biosciences CloneCyt
  • Statistical software
  • Word processing software
  • Orchard Software Orchard Harvest LIS
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
  • TreeView
  • SAP software
  • WHONET
  • PredictProtein
  • PIBWin
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Computer Service & Support CLS-2000 Laboratory System
  • STARLIMS
  • Protein Explorer
  • Genie Interactive
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • DM2 Bills of Lading
  • PHYLIP
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Image capture and analysis software
  • Proscan
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Perplexity AI
  • Consensus
  • Gene Finder
  • Database management software
  • Computing Solutions LabSoft LIMS Micro
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Web browser software
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Elicit
  • FindTarget
  • Bruker Optics OPUS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • ComBase
  • Scite AI
  • BD Biosciences CellQuest
  • Codon Usage Database
  • Protein databases
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Gene recognition software
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Pathogen Modeling Program PMP
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Helium-neon lasers
  • Liquid impingers
  • Culture tubes
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers
  • Dichotomous particulate matter samplers
  • Respirators
  • Laboratory gas burners
  • Laboratory glassware washers
  • Laboratory refrigerators
  • Test tube racks
  • Deionized DI water systems
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Conductivity meters
  • Micro balances
  • Colony counters
  • Electroporators
  • Gel support frames
  • Water sample collection containers
  • Electronic toploading balances
  • Erlenmeyer flask clamps
  • Photomicroscopes
  • Fluorescence activated cell sorters
  • Staining dishes
  • Heat blocks
  • High pressure liquid chromatographs HPLC
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Oil-immersion microscope lenses
  • Fecal coliform water baths
  • Micropipettes
  • Sectioned petri plates
  • Bacticinerators
  • Thermocyclers
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Infrared gas analyzers
  • Multistage agar impactors
  • High-speed centrifuges
  • Precision pan balances
  • Desktop centrifuges
  • Serology rotators
  • Rechargeable electronic pipette fillers
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
  • Fluorescent microscopes
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Laboratory funnels
  • Dropping pipettes
  • Coplin jars
  • Anaerobic growth chambers
  • Laboratory heat exchange condensing devices
  • Membrane filtration systems
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Bioreactors
  • HEPA filtered biosafety cabinets
  • Bioaerosol impactors
  • Water purification systems
  • Raman spectrometers
  • Hardy Diagnostics HUGO
  • Bacteriological incubators
  • Gel electrophoresis boxes
  • Automated microbial identification systems
  • Gas-powered generators
  • Ultra cold biological freezers
  • Laser printers
  • Culture bottles
  • Inoculating loops
  • Hybridization ovens
  • Multiplate readers
  • Microcalorimeters
  • Refrigerated recirculating water baths
  • Dissecting microscopes
  • French presses
  • Infrared IR spectrometers
  • Microscope slides
  • Argon lasers
  • Floor shakers
  • pH meters
  • Visible/UV light scanning spectrophotometers
  • Bubble counters
  • Safety glasses
  • Micromanipulators
  • Protective laboratory coats
  • Automatic pipetters
  • Flow cytometers
  • Compound binocular light microscopes
  • Shaking incubators
  • Orbital shaking incubators
  • Automatic cell sorters
  • Laminar flow cabinets
  • Automatic coverslipper
  • Autoclaves
  • Biological safety hoods
  • Mid-infrared spectrometers
  • Mass spectrometers
  • X ray diffractometers
  • Laboratory beakers
  • Sonicators
  • Prepared agar plates
  • Tissue homogenizers
  • Orbital shaking water baths
  • Recording thermometers
  • Notebook computers
  • Bright field light microscopes
  • Electronic sterilizers
  • Impedance meters
  • Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
  • Steroclaves
  • Microcentrifuges
  • Semidry blotting apparatus
  • Freeze dryers
  • Safety shoes
  • Drying ovens
  • Liquid chromatograph devices
  • Vortex mixers
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Direct heat dry wall carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
  • Darkroom developing tanks
  • Analytical balances
  • Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges
  • Laboratory membrane filtering devices
  • Personal computers
  • Alcohol lamps
  • Visible spectrometers
  • Pipette pumps
  • Eyewash fountains
  • Peristaltic pumps
  • Automated gram stainers
  • Multiwell trays
  • Desktop computers
  • Petri dishes
  • Chemical safety showers
  • Transilluminators
  • Dry bath incubators
  • Phase contrast microscopes
  • Gel documentation systems
  • Heating stirplates
  • Gel transfer apparatus
  • Magnetic laboratory stirrers
  • Osmometers
  • Rotator mixers
  • Protective gloves
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • 8-channel electronic pipettes
  • Charge coupled device CCD color digital cameras
  • Liquid nitrogen storage equipment
  • Ultraviolet UV lamps
  • Laboratory test tubes

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