How Much Money Do Bacteriologists Make?

Series Summary

Children dream about what to become after growing up. They rarely take pay scales and benefits into consideration when deciding careers. To adults, however, benefits and pay are the two most important factors when choosing a career path. A job that pays well, but offers no benefits is not as enticing as one that offers great benefits, but average pay. In this free video series on career information, an experienced guidance counselor offers information on the salary of different jobs. Find out how much a surgeon makes, how much a fashion designer makes and how much a pet sitter makes. Learn about the salary for a forensic scientist, a nurse anesthetist and an optometrist. Learning about the pay rates for different careers from this free video series may help pick the best career for different people.

Video Transcript

"Hello, I'm Cheri Ashwood. I'm a Guidance Counselor and today I'm going to tell you how much does a Bacteriologist make. A Bacteriologist is a scientist that basically studies a single cell organism that you may better know as bacteria. There are about ten thousand different species of bacteria that have been identified and new ones are being found everyday. If this information excites you, then, the study of bacteria or microbiology might be a good field for you. You're going to make roughly $60,000 and that will vary as a Bacteriologist and it's probably going to require some post-graduate study. That is a Bachelors degree and beyond. I would strongly suggest a love of Math and a very high scientific ability. There'll be lot of it in the study to pursue this career. A Bacteriologist maybe involve in research and experiments. You may do presentations and write reports on health and safety. You may be employed by different laboratories, possibly even hospitals and health institutions to study bacteria and relay your findings. I'm Cheri Ashwood; I'm a Guidance Counselor and your future starts today."