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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 “Medical Microbiologist”

Study the structure and function of human, animal, and plant tissues, cells, pathogens and toxins.
Prepare technical reports and recommendations based upon research outcomes.
Isolate and maintain cultures of bacteria or other microorganisms in prescribed or developed media, controlling moisture, aeration, temperature, and nutrition.
Conduct chemical analyses of substances such as acids, alcohols, and enzymes.
Supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists.
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.
Research use of bacteria and microorganisms to develop vitamins, antibiotics, amino acids, grain alcohol, sugars, and polymers.
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.
Develop new products and procedures for sterilization, food and pharmaceutical supply preservation, or microbial contamination detection.
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.
Examine physiological, morphological, and cultural characteristics, using microscope, to identify and classify microorganisms in human, water, and food specimens.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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