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Microbiology & Immunology jobs in Belgium for international graduates

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Job market at a glance

The jobs Microbiology & Immunology leads to, added together. Each label compares Microbiology & Immunology with the other Belgian fields.

Online job ads a month (experimental)111 WeakEurostat
Average pay (calculated)€5,608 a month StrongStatbel
Growth to 2035 (Cedefop)+17% WeakCedefop
Change since 2024+10.1% ModerateEurostat
Jobs on the EU shortage report (2025)25% WeakEURES

Change in people employed: the broader occupation groups these jobs belong to (Eurostat Labour Force Survey, Belgium). Pay is calculated by UNIFER from Statbel's 2022 average hourly pay for the job's occupation group (women's and men's figures weighted by the share of women) × 38 hours a week, and shown a month. Statbel publishes no lower-quartile pay, so no entry-level figure is shown. No "vs last year" figure: Eurostat marks a break in Belgium's 2024 online-ads series.

Jobs this degree leads to

The jobs Microbiology & Immunology courses most often lead to in Belgium, and how each one is doing.

JobShareAverage pay a month StatbelGrowth to 2035 CedefopOnline job ads a month (experimental) Eurostat
1.Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals€5,408est.+17.6%6
2.Research and development managers€7,697est.+21.2%501
3.Health professionals not elsewhere classified€5,472est.+19.6%136
4.Chemical and physical science technicians€4,342est.+0.2%617

Share: how common each job is among Microbiology & Immunology destinations. Online job ads a month: Eurostat's experimental count of online job ads in Belgium for each job's occupation group (ISCO 3-digit), 2024, divided by 12. Belgian pay is published for broad occupation groups, so each job shows its group's figure ("est."); job ads are Eurostat's for the job's 3-digit group. Swipe the table sideways for more.

What graduates like you earned

Belgium publishes no pay for graduates by field, so this is what all employees with a master's degree earn in Belgium, working full time, all ages and fields.

Master's-degree holders in Belgiummedian, full time, 2022€5,772 a month Statbel

Foreign-born master's graduates working in Belgium earned 85.5% of what Belgian-born graduates earned (2018, full- and part-time workers together) OECD. Gross monthly pay, as Statbel publishes it.

Staying to work after you graduate

How international students stay to work in Belgium after studying Microbiology & Immunology.

1
Finish your course

A master's or a PhD from a Belgian institution.

2
Search year
up to 12 months DOFI / regions

to look for a job or set up a company in Belgium. You can work without restriction during the search year.

3
Work permit (set by each region)

Flanders, highly skilled: at least €39,130 a year if you are under 30, €48,912 from 30 (the 2025 amounts, still applied in 2026; they include the 13th month and holiday pay). EU Blue Card: €63,586.

Wallonia, highly qualified: at least €42,576 a year under 30, €53,220 otherwise (2026). EU Blue Card: €68,815.

Brussels, highly qualified: at least €3,703 a month in basic gross pay (2026; 78% of the region's average gross monthly pay). EU Blue Card: €4,748 a month.

Typical monthly pay in Microbiology & Immunology jobs vs Flanders' minimum for a highly skilled worker under 30 DOFI / regions
€5,608
typical pay a monthminimum €2,811
Microbiology & Immunology jobs on the EU shortage report for Belgium (2025) EURES25%

Flanders' shortage list (VDAB, 2026) VDAB / Wallonia: Research and development managers, Health professionals not elsewhere classified, Chemical and physical science technicians are on it.

Wallonia's shortage list for foreign workers (1 October 2026 – 30 September 2027) VDAB / Wallonia: none of these jobs is on it.

In 2025, 1,437 non-EU students in Belgium switched from a study permit to a work permit, 113 of them Indian citizens Eurostat.

Graduates living in Belgium who are citizens of non-EU countries: 66.3% in work, against 88.7% of Belgian graduates (ages 25–64, 2025) Eurostat.

Microbiology & Immunology in other countries

Typical pay for the same jobs (in US dollars in brackets, at October 2026 exchange rates), projected growth, and post-study work after a master's.

Belgium€67,300 ($75,300)Growth +17% (2022–35) · Search year 12 monthsNetherlands€67,400 ($75,400)Growth +0.8% (2025–30) · Orientation year 12 monthsFrance€45,700 net ($51,200)Growth +26.4% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 12 monthsUnited Kingdom£45,500 ($60,800)Growth +10.7% (2025–35) · Graduate visa 18 monthsUnited States$105,300Growth +8.4% (2025–35) · OPT 12 months, 36 with the STEM extensionCanadaCA$88,100 ($63,000)Growth +8% (2023–33) · PGWP up to 36 months
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AustraliaAU$97,200 ($68,300)Growth +19.9% (2025–35) · 24 monthsIreland€47,700 ($53,400)Growth +5.1% (2025–28) · Stamp 1G 24 monthsGermany€75,600 ($84,600)Growth -0.1% (2023–40) · 18 monthsSwedenSEK 642,200 ($64,600)Growth +33.3% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 12 monthsDenmarkDKK 821,600 ($123,000)Growth +23.6% (2022–35) · Job-seeking permit 12 monthsFinland€55,000 ($61,600)Growth +20.5% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 24 monthsPolandPLN 113,600 ($28,900)Growth +34.2% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 9 monthsSpain€43,700 ($48,900)Growth +26.3% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 24 monthsItaly€22,400 net ($25,100)Growth +30.3% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work up to 12 monthsSwitzerlandCHF 105,600 ($128,100)Job search 6 months

Questions students ask

How much do Microbiology & Immunology graduates earn in Belgium?

Belgium publishes no graduate pay by field; employees with a master's degree earn a median €5,772 a month (full time, all fields and ages). Across all workers in these jobs, typical pay is €5,608 a month.

Is Microbiology & Immunology in demand in Belgium?

Employers posted about 111 online job ads a month for these jobs. Employment in these jobs is projected to grow 17% from 2022 to 2035.

Can I stay and work in Belgium after a Microbiology & Immunology master's?

Yes, for up to 12 months on the search year after your studies, free to work. To stay, each region sets a minimum salary for highly skilled workers; in Flanders it is €39,130 a year if you are under 30.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure comes from an official Belgian source. Tap a source tag next to any number for its details.

be.STAT — average and median gross monthly wages of full-time employees by education level (IM_SOC_WAGES); yearly figure calculated by UNIFERStatbel (Directorate-general Statistics – Statistics Belgium) · Statbel open data, reuse with attribution (licence page not readable: CANNOT VERIFY) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Cedefop Skills Forecast — future employment growth by occupation group, Belgium, 2022–2035European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) · Cedefop: reuse with acknowledgement of the source (CC BY 4.0) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses — occupations in shortage, BelgiumEuropean Labour Authority (ELA) / EURES National Coordination Office · European Labour Authority / EURES: reuse with acknowledgement of the source · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two-digit), Belgium — EU Labour Force Survey (lfsa_egai2d)Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Online job advertisements by occupation (ISCO-08 three-digit), Belgium — experimental statistics (jvs_a_isco3_r1)Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Change of immigration status permits, education to employment, Belgium (migr_reschange)Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Employment rates by educational attainment and citizenship, tertiary education, ages 25–64, Belgium (lfsa_ergaedn)Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
L'écart salarial entre les femmes et les hommes en Belgique, Rapport 2025 (IEFH / FPS Employment; Statbel SES 2022), Tableau 21; both-sexes and yearly figures calculated by UNIFERStatbel (data) — Institute for the Equality of Women and Men (IEFH) and FPS Employment (report) · No reuse terms stated in the report (official statistics; used with credit for educational purposes; courtesy note drafted) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Belgian post-study and work rules — Immigration Office (dofi.ibz.be), Flanders (vlaanderen.be), Wallonia (emploi.wallonie.be) and Brussels (economie-emploi.brussels, read by hand), manually verifiedImmigration Office; Flemish Government; Walloon Public Service — transcribed and verified by UNIFER · Official government information · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Knelpuntberoepen in Vlaanderen 2026 (VDAB) and the Walloon shortage list for foreign workers 2026–2027; ISCO-08 coding by UNIFERVDAB; Service public de Wallonie (Emploi) · Official public lists (VDAB and Walloon government); coding by UNIFER · loaded 19 Oct 2026

Indicative figures from official Belgian sources. They describe groups of graduates and workers, not what any individual will earn or be offered. Visa rules change, so check dofi.ibz.be before you decide.