What Do They Do?	Education
Specialization	Where They Work?
Skills	Job Outlook
Institutes

Where They Work?

Microbiologists are employed in all sectors of the economy: government, non-profit, and private business.

They work in colleges and universities, government research institutions, hospitals, and industrial laboratories in food, dairy, chemical, pharmaceutical, and genetic engineering companies.

Depending upon their area of specialisation, microbiologists work in the following sectors

Medical microbiologists

• Independent or clinical pathology laboratories
   

• R& D labs
   

• Pharmaceutical industry
   

• Dairy industry
   

• Manufacturers of medical disposable goods, cosmetics and antiseptics

Industrial microbiologists

• Food technology industry (especially in the processed food sector)
   

• Beverage industry
   

• Pharmaceutical industry
   

• Manufacturers of medical disposable goods, cosmetics and antiseptics

Marine microbiologists

• Marine research units
   

• Marine pollution control bodies

Industrial microbiologists

• Agricultural microbiologists
   

• Agricultural research bodies

Increasingly microbiologists are working in association with biotechnologists in R& D as well as applied biotechnology (ie health care, fertilizers and pharmaceutical sectors)