Genetic Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities:

Genetic counselors help family members with the type of problem of having a genetic disorder, or they counselor people who may get that. Genetic counselors:

·      Educate the family member and tell them what they can do in order to be comfortable with the certain problem.

·      They look back on your family history to see if there will be a genetic disorder in the family.

·      They try to help the families by letting them understand the things they can do without it affecting their religion.

·      They get information in the problem.

·      They let people know that this problem can happen in their family and to be aware of this happening.

Average Salary:$25,000-$55,000

Educational Requirements:

Students that want to be a genetic counselor someday, they must take a challenging high school course that includes science, and mathematics. A high school diploma must be shown and need to have a strong grade in the subjects of biology, chemistry, and behavior science.

I feel like I would like to be a genetic counselor one day, because I like to help people with their problems and I like to give people advice because I like to feel like if I am changing a person’s life by the tips I give them to help the person.

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