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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 “Virology Director”

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.
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.
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.
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.
Study the structure and function of human, animal, and plant tissues, cells, pathogens and toxins.
Observe action of microorganisms upon living tissues of plants, higher animals, and other microorganisms, and on dead organic matter.
Examine physiological, morphological, and cultural characteristics, using microscope, to identify and classify microorganisms in human, water, and food specimens.
Study growth, structure, development, and general characteristics of bacteria and other microorganisms to understand their relationship to human, plant, and animal health.
Investigate the relationship between organisms and disease, including the control of epidemics and the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.
Conduct chemical analyses of substances such as acids, alcohols, and enzymes.
Provide laboratory services for health departments, for community environmental health programs, and for physicians needing information for diagnosis and treatment.

Related Technology & Tools

Liquid nitrogen storage equipment
Automated microbial identification systems
Mass spectrometers
Orbital shaking incubators
Ultra cold biological freezers
Membrane filtration systems
Automated gram stainers
Dropping pipettes
Pipette pumps
Heat blocks
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Desktop computers
Sectioned petri plates
Orbital shaking water baths
Culture tubes
Laboratory membrane filtering devices
Oil-immersion microscope lenses
Chemical safety showers
Analytical balances
Microcentrifuges
Sonicators
Charge coupled device CCD color digital cameras
Flow cytometers
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Colony counters
Coplin jars
Dry bath incubators
Visible/UV light scanning spectrophotometers
Bubble counters
Phase contrast microscopes
HEPA filtered biosafety cabinets
Gas chromatographs GC
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
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Rotator mixers
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Gel electrophoresis boxes
Eyewash fountains
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Laboratory refrigerators
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Personal computers
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
French presses
Darkroom developing tanks
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Photomicroscopes
Heating stirplates
Laboratory glassware washers
High pressure liquid chromatographs HPLC
Desktop centrifuges
Raman spectrometers
Laminar flow cabinets
Magnetic laboratory stirrers
Infrared gas analyzers
Prepared agar plates
Bright field light microscopes
Laboratory funnels
Laboratory heat exchange condensing devices
Laboratory beakers
Electroporators
Fire extinguishers
Microscope slides
Inoculating loops
Bacteriological incubators
Micro balances
Gel transfer apparatus
Safety shoes
Bioaerosol impactors
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Conductivity meters
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Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges
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Multiplate readers
Vortex mixers
Precision pan balances
Fecal coliform water baths
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Laboratory gas burners
High-speed centrifuges
Micropipettes
Argon lasers
Laser printers
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Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Peristaltic pumps
Recording thermometers
Dissecting microscopes
Deionized DI water systems
Compound binocular light microscopes
Notebook computers
Ultracentrifuges
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Floor shakers
Anaerobic growth chambers
Liquid chromatograph devices
Osmometers
Bioreactors
8-channel electronic pipettes
Direct heat dry wall carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
Erlenmeyer flasks
Water sample collection containers
pH meters
Electronic toploading balances
Biological safety hoods
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Transilluminators
Transmission electron microscopes TEM
Visible spectrometers
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Multiwell trays
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Steroclaves
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Impedance meters
Multistage agar impactors
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