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Geneticist

💰 Earn $84K-$148K

📚 Master Degree

⏱️ 48 Month Training

📈 1.2% Job Growth

Unlock the secrets of life by exploring the blueprint of living organisms.
Drive medical advancements by understanding and treating genetic disorders.
Discover the fascinating world of genes and their role in evolution and health.

What Geneticists DoResearch and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.
Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.
Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.
Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.
Write grants and papers or attend fundraising events to seek research funds.

Geneticists Education, Salary, and Growth

Minimum EducationMaster Degree

Career ProspectsGood (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training TimeOver 4 years

Job Openings4,800 Annually

Median Earnings

$112,010 in California

$93,330 Nationally

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Bachelor's DegreeA bachelor's degree typically results in increased knowledge about a variety of academic subjects, specialized knowledge in a focused field of study, and is considered the foundational qualification for many careers.

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