These statistics cover the career grouping of Life Science Professionals (NOC 212), which includes Microbiologists.
Employment in 2016: 23,700
Median age of workers in 2016: 41.8 years old
Estimated median age of retirement in 2016: 64 years old
The number of job seekers was sufficient to fill the job openings in this occupational group over the 2014-2016 period.