Life & Physical Science

Microbiologists

SOC 19-1022

Study bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms and how they affect life.

Median pay

$88k

$67k to $122k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

2k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral

AI exposure

64%

modeled estimate · 62th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

72/100

Key skills

Science
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Speaking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.