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Genetic Counselors
Assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other healthcare providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions. Advise individuals and families to support informed decisionmaking and coping methods for those at risk. May help conduct research related to genetic conditions or genetic counseling.
What a genetic counselor does
Become a genetic counselor
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good genetic counselor
- Reading work related information.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.
Genetic Counselor job outlook
- There are 117 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 11 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.