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Genetic Counselors vs Family Medicine Physicians

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Genetic Counselors and Family Medicine Physicians on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Genetic Counselors Family Medicine Physicians
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$98,910
$238,380
Employment · BLS OEWS
3,510
107,950
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
90th pct
56th pct

At a glance

Dimension Genetic Counselors Family Medicine Physicians
Median pay $98,910 $238,380
Employment 3,510 107,950
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+9.3%) About average (+2.7%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 300 3,300
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 90th pct Moderate · 56th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 32nd pct · 20% of tasks —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (51.9%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes —

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Biology, Psychology, Medicine and Dentistry, Therapy and Counseling, Written Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, English Language, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness, Information Ordering, Speech Recognition, Customer and Personal Service, Speech Clarity, Mathematics, Sociology and Anthropology, Near Vision, Education and Training, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Instructing, Service Orientation, Time Management, Fluency of Ideas, Flexibility of Closure, Learning Strategies.

Specific to Genetic Counselors

  • Systems Analysis
  • Originality
  • Category Flexibility
  • Mathematical Reasoning

Specific to Family Medicine Physicians

  • Monitoring
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Selective Attention
  • Coordination

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Medical software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Genetic Counselors

Specific to Family Medicine Physicians

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Genetic Counselors or Family Medicine Physicians — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Genetic Counselors vs Family Medicine Physicians." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/genetic-counselors-vs-family-medicine-physicians

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Singulariki. (2026). Genetic Counselors vs Family Medicine Physicians. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/genetic-counselors-vs-family-medicine-physicians

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