Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a microbiologist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a microbiologist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Microbiologists study and research the life forms, characteristics, and processes of microscopic organisms. They study microorganisms such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, etc. in order to diagnose and counteract the effects that these microorganisms might have in animals, in the environment, in the food industry, or in the health care industry.

Also known as virologist, microbiology research analyst, histologist, bacteriologist, microbiology studies research analyst, microbiology researcher, microbiology studies scientist, microbiology science researcher, microbiology scholar, microbiology studies analyst, helminthologist, microbiology studies researcher.

Professionals 85 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: biophysicist, 77%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
biophysicist 77% covered immunologist 76% covered religion scientific researcher 74% covered physiologist 73% covered palaeontologist 73% covered microbiologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from microbiologist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a microbiologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A microbiologist needs 53 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • medical mycology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • conduct research on reproductive medicine information skills
  • medical genetics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • pathogenic microorganisms health and welfare
  • detect microorganisms working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • conduct research on flora information skills
  • proteomics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • send samples to laboratory handling and moving
  • conduct research on fauna information skills
  • clinical cytology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a microbiologist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Microbiologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a microbiologist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.