Science
Geneticists
Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.
Median salary
$93,330
Typical range
$55k – $160k
Job outlook
+1% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Geneticists
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Geneticists Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Geneticists
Entry / Junior
$54,500
~2 yrs to advance
Geneticists
Established
$93,330
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Geneticists
Senior
$126,555
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Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Science
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- California Institute of Technology3% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
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