Microbiologists, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
19-1022.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · MicrobiologistsSOC 19-1022.00
88% · agent
85% · agent
Biological sample analysisWhat can do this →
82% · agent
78% · agent
Laboratory equipment operationWhat can do this →
25% · you keep
Personnel supervisionWhat can do this →
20% · you keep
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Technical reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Chemical analysis agent
Statistical software · Microsoft Excel · Database management software
● No integration needed
Biological sample analysis agent
BLAST · Statistical software · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Research analysis agent
BLAST · Protein databases · Statistical software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Operate specialized laboratory equipment and microscopesSupervise and manage laboratory personnelApprove final research conclusions and recommendationsMaintain physical laboratory cultures and specimens

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

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The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Technical reporting and documentation88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Data analysis and chemical compound analysis85% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Biological sample analysis82% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable