# 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.

- **SOC code:** 29-9092.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-9092-00
- **Also known as:** Certified Genetic Counselor, Genetic Counselor, Prenatal and Pediatric Genetic Counselor, Reproductive Genetic Counseling Coordinator, Medical Science Liaison, Cancer Genetic Counselor, Cancer Program Consultant, Chromosomal Disorders Counselor
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Interpret laboratory results and communicate findings to patients or physicians.
- Analyze genetic information to identify patients or families at risk for specific disorders or syndromes.
- Discuss testing options and the associated risks, benefits and limitations with patients and families to assist them in making informed decisions.
- Provide counseling to patient and family members by providing information, education, or reassurance.
- Write detailed consultation reports to provide information on complex genetic concepts to patients or referring physicians.
- Provide genetic counseling in specified areas of clinical genetics, such as obstetrics, pediatrics, oncology and neurology.
- Determine or coordinate treatment plans by requesting laboratory services, reviewing genetics or counseling literature, and considering histories or diagnostic data.
- Interview patients or review medical records to obtain comprehensive patient or family medical histories, and document findings.
- Assess patients' psychological or emotional needs, such as those relating to stress, fear of test results, financial issues, and marital conflicts to make referral recommendations or assist patients in managing test outcomes.
- Provide patients with information about the inheritance of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and various forms of cancer.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in genetics.
- Prepare or provide genetics-related educational materials to patients or medical personnel.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Biology _(knowledge)_
- Psychology _(knowledge)_
- Medicine and Dentistry _(knowledge)_
- Therapy and Counseling _(knowledge)_
- Written Comprehension _(ability)_
- Reading Comprehension _(essential_skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(ability)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_
- Complex Problem Solving _(transferable_skill)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Oral Expression _(ability)_

**Skills in demand:**
- Biology _(Specialized Skill)_
- Psychology _(Specialized Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Inductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Complex Problem Solving _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Writing _(Common Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(Common Skill)_
- Information Ordering _(Specialized Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Access _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Word _(hot technology)_
- Benetech PRA
- BRCAPRO
- Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
- CancerGene
- CyrillicSoftware Cyrillic
- Database software

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 94th percentile (High) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.):** 100th percentile (High) — source: felten_aioe.
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 77th percentile (High) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 90th percentile (High) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Remote-capable (Dingel–Neiman):** yes — task structure, not who actually works remote.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 9.3% growth (Growing fast); 0.3k annual openings; 4k → 4.3k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $98,910; 3,510 employed.

## How people actually use AI here

Anthropic Economic Index — measured AI conversations mapped to this occupation's tasks:

- **Automation vs augmentation:** 21% automation, 52% augmentation (usage-weighted).
- **Autonomy median:** 3.5 (higher = AI acts more independently).
- **Dominant collaboration mode:** learning.

**Tasks most handed to AI here:**
- Interpret laboratory results and communicate findings to patients or physicians. _(1.1% of measured AI use; learning)_
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in genetics. _(0.9% of measured AI use; learning)_
- Identify funding sources and write grant proposals for eligible programs or services. _(0.8% of measured AI use; directive)_
- Provide counseling to patient and family members by providing information, education, or reassurance. _(0.4% of measured AI use; learning)_
- Prepare or provide genetics-related educational materials to patients or medical personnel. _(0.4% of measured AI use; learning)_
- Explain diagnostic procedures such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS), ultrasound, fetal blood sampling, and amniocentesis. _(0.4% of measured AI use; learning)_

**Example prompts (honest phrasings of the tasks above — starting points, not endorsed instructions):**
- Help me interpret laboratory results and communicate findings to patients or physicians.
- Help me read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in genetics.
- Help me identify funding sources and write grant proposals for eligible programs or services.
- Help me provide counseling to patient and family members by providing information, education, or reassurance.
- Help me prepare or provide genetics-related educational materials to patients or medical personnel.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE
- **Dingel & Neiman (2020)** (dingel-neiman-workathome) — academic. https://github.com/jdingel/DingelNeiman-workathome

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-9092-00_