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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 “Microscopist”

Study the structure and function of human, animal, and plant tissues, cells, pathogens and toxins.
Conduct chemical analyses of substances such as acids, alcohols, and enzymes.
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.
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.
Investigate the relationship between organisms and disease, including the control of epidemics and the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.
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.
Examine physiological, morphological, and cultural characteristics, using microscope, to identify and classify microorganisms in human, water, and food specimens.
Provide laboratory services for health departments, for community environmental health programs, and for physicians needing information for diagnosis and treatment.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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