which field more promising? microbiology or virology

[saspur]

Microbiology and Virology, which field offers better chance in finding a job?

I know this question is too board, since there are a lot of branch areas in microbiology and virology.

But I would like to know the general picture of these two fields: which one is more promising?

Perhaps I should make it more detailed:

studying the genetic mechanism behind microbiology pathogenesis

or

studying the specific mechanism of virus replication

[singlecell]

What sort of job do you want? I would venture that viral replication experience is more valuable in the pharmaceutical industry. In academia, I don't know.

I'm interested to hear what people think about this. I'm going with bacteriology or bust (biofuel focus)

[saspur]

What sort of job do you want? I would venture that viral replication experience is more valuable in the pharmaceutical industry. In academia, I don't know.

I'm interested to hear what people think about this. I'm going with bacteriology or bust (biofuel focus)

My rotations are over and I need to decide which lab to join, it would be either a microbiology lab or virology lab.