Career Genetic Counselor

Required Education: A Master's degree in Genetic Counseling from an ABGC Accredited Program and must take the Certification Examination.
Training Required: You will need counseling skills for 90 hours and take a genetics course for 30 hours.
Average Salary: about $52,000
Common Workday of a Genetic Counselor: A genetic counselor would see a handful of patients and tell them what genetics is exactly. Then, they would also spend quite some time trying to explain the effects of genetics and to make sure that they really understand. Of course, genetic counselors should be able to teach, counsel and explain to their patients. They often work with pregnant woman, people with genetic diseases(for ex. sickle cell disease) and advising about the process of genetic testing.

References: http://medicine.osu.edu/residents/masters_programs/genetic_counseling/pages/index.aspx

http://www.abgc.net/Certification/become_a_genetic_counselor.asp

http://www.agnc.org.uk/about-us/training-to-be-a-genetic-counsellor/

http://www.michigan.gov/healthcareers/0,4590,7-221-39742-160995--,00.html

http://www.geneticcounseling4u.org/prospective_students/what_does_a_gc_do.html