Genetic Counselors Career

Vocational Programs for Genetic Counselors Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
3K	$47.18	$98,130

The role of Genetic Counselors is to assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects The average annual wage of the occupations is $98,130 and $47 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Genetic Counselors career. Based on BLS data, a total of 3,050 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Genetic Counselors Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Genetic Counselors.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Genetic Counselors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Genome Sciences/Genomics	3	-	-	-	-
Genetics (other)	1	-	-	-	-
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	2	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Genetic Counselors

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Genome Sciences/Genomics

Genetics (other)

Bloomsburg, PA | public, four-years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$11,046(in-state) $22,870(out-of-state)