Career Avenues:
- Research and development: Research Scientist, Postdoctoral research fellow, Forensic expert, Bioinformatics expert.
- Teaching/academics: A higher degree in the field of microbiology like Ph.D.is desirable for a job in this sector. Those who have an aptitude for teaching are best suitable for this job. A teaching enthusiast can join as an assistant professor.
Apart from the above-mentioned sectors, there are many other scopes like clinical research, content writing and patent writing where a microbiologist can get the opportunity.