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Microbiologist is a Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing job with over 4,046 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Microbiologists are hired by companies in the Shellfish Farming industry. The average H1B Microbiologists job lasts 930 days.


Jobs Hired
4,046
Hiring Companies
975
Hiring Industries
136
Average Salary
$50,101
Approved
75%


What do Microbiologists do?

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.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Microbiologists Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 6 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $70,932
Biogen Idec, Inc. 6 Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing $53,973
W.m. Rice University 5 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $39,645
University Of South Carolina 5 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $45,365
University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 5 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $45,215
University Of Central Florida 5 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $39,653
University Of Alaska 5 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $42,324
Tufts University 5 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $48,335
The University Of Toledo 5 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $41,787
The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston 5 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $46,850

Top Microbiologists Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Shellfish Farming 2 $59,530
Poultry Processing 2 $52,853
Poultry and Egg Production 2 $50,794
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 2 $59,488
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2 $92,529
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 2 $67,902
Other Animal Food Manufacturing 2 $34,528
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists 2 $44,231
Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners 2 $47,840
Fruit and Vegetable Canning 2 $42,505

Microbiologists Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Microbiologists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 358 employees. This job peaked in 2021 with 377 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 351 in 2023.
Microbiologists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $40,398. This job peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $64,001, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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