Occupation AtlasMicrobiologists
O*NET · 19-1022.00
Microbiologists
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.
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Medical Microbiologist · Medical Technologist · Microbiological Analyst · Microbiologist · Microbiology Analyst · Microbiology Scientist · Microbiology Specialist · Microscopist · Pharmaceutical Microbiologist · Public Health Microbiologist · QA Microbiologist · QA Microbiologist (Quality Assurance Microbiologist) · QC Microbiologist · QC Microbiology Analyst · Quality Control Microbiologist (QC Microbiologist) · Quality Control Microbiology Analyst (QC Microbiology Analyst) · Research Associate · Research Microbiologist · Research Specialist · Scientist · Virologist
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative7.00
- R Realistic5.29
- C Conventional3.85
- S Social1.98
- A Artistic1.92
- E Enterprising1.07
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (36%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (41%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (46%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- SciencebasicImportance 4.6Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Read a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
- WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
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- Time ManagementImportance 3.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- InstructingImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Service OrientationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Systems EvaluationImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- NegotiationImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- PersuasionImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- ProgrammingImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Technology DesignImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.8Level 0.9
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
13 core · 1 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Isolate and maintain cultures of bacteria or other microorganisms in prescribed or developed media, controlling moisture, aeration, temperature, and nutrition.Importance 4.6
- Examine physiological, morphological, and cultural characteristics, using microscope, to identify and classify microorganisms in human, water, and food specimens.Importance 4.3
- Provide laboratory services for health departments, community environmental health programs, and physicians needing information for diagnosis and treatment.Importance 4.3
- 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.Importance 4.3
- Supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists.Importance 4.2
- 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.Importance 4.2
- Investigate the relationship between organisms and disease, including the control of epidemics and the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.Importance 4.1
- Prepare technical reports and recommendations, based upon research outcomes.Importance 4.1
- Observe action of microorganisms upon living tissues of plants, higher animals, and other microorganisms, and on dead organic matter.Importance 3.7
- Study growth, structure, development, and general characteristics of bacteria and other microorganisms to understand their relationship to human, plant, and animal health.Importance 3.6
- Study the structure and function of human, animal, and plant tissues, cells, pathogens, and toxins.Importance 3.5
- Develop new products and procedures for sterilization, food and pharmaceutical supply preservation, or microbial contamination detection.Importance 3.5
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- Conduct chemical analyses of substances such as acids, alcohols, and enzymes.Importance 3.3
- Research use of bacteria and microorganisms to develop vitamins, antibiotics, amino acids, grain alcohol, sugars, and polymers.Importance 3.7
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- BiologyImportance 4.7Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Isolate and identify a new virus
- ChemistryImportance 3.8Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- English LanguageImportance 3.7Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.6Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.5Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- MathematicsImportance 3.3Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- AdministrativeImportance 2.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
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- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.9Level 2.8
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.8Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.5Level 2.8
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.4Level 2.7
- Food ProductionImportance 2.3Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
- DesignImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- MechanicalImportance 2.2Level 2.6
- PhysicsImportance 2.2Level 2.6
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- PsychologyImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- GeographyImportance 1.9Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.8Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- TransportationImportance 1.8Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.6Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.3Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Diagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Category FlexibilityImportance 4.0Level 4.8
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
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- Information OrderingImportance 3.9Level 4.1
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- OriginalityImportance 3.1Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Finger DexterityImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
- VisualizationImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 2.9Level 3.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 2.8Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.8
- Manual DexterityImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Reaction TimeImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Rate ControlImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Static StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Response OrientationImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- StaminaImportance 1.5Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.3Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Getting InformationImportance 4.3Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.2Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.2Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.2Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.1Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
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- Processing InformationImportance 4.1Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.0Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 3.7Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.6Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.4Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.6Level 2.8
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.6Level 2.6
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.6Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.5Level 2.6
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.2Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.2Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.1Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
44 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (4)
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft PowerPointhot
- Microsoft Wordhot
Hot (4; 4 more marked hot above)
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Windows
- SAP software
Other tools (36)
- Assistant Software for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Interpretation ASASI
- Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
- BD Biosciences CellQuest
- BD Biosciences CloneCyt
- Bruker Optics OPUS
- BtB Software Mycobacteriology Lab
- Codon Usage Database
- ComBase
- Computer Service & Support CLS-2000 Laboratory System
- Computing Solutions LabSoft LIMS Micro
- Database management software
- DM2 Bills of Lading
- Email software
- FindTarget
- FramePlot
- Gene Finder
- Gene recognition software
- Genie Interactive
- Image capture and analysis software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- NetLims AutoLims
- Orchard Software Orchard Harvest LIS
- Pathogen Modeling Program PMP
- PHYLIP
- PIBWin
- PredictProtein
- Proscan
- Protein databases
- Protein Explorer
- ProtScale
- STARLIMS
- Statistical software
- TreeView
- Verity Software House ModFit LT
- Web browser software
- WHONET
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