I run a lab and have about 40 people who work with me on computational genetics and experimental genomics. In computational genetics, we take the data in our genomes and use computers to try and decipher those codes. My lab is broadly focused on human health with a primary interest in infectious disease.
CAREER
Geneticists
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$85,290
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+2.2% (slower than the average)
Most Common Level of Education
Bachelor's degree
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Geneticists Do
Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.
Other Job Titles Geneticists May Have
Cardiovascular Geneticist, Medical Geneticist, Research Scientist, Scientist
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.
- 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.
- Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.
- Write grants and papers or attend fundraising events to seek research funds.
- Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Geneticists
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (44%)
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Majors Related to Career
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
Everyone
Find the space where you're energized to do the work, not expending energy to do the work. I'm able to do so much work because I get energy from doing it. If it starts taking more energy than it's giving, then I know it's time to move on. So find whatever that space is for you. Figure out how you like to spend your day. What can't you take your mind off of? That's your flow state. What are you thinking about when you're not even thinking? That's how you'll know what you're supposed to be doing.
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