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Geneticists

District Of Columbia

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Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

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Currently Employed: 452

Yearly Projected Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: $31.04 - $56.31

Typical Annual Salary: $64,600 - $117,100

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Typical education needed for entry: Doctoral or professional degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: None

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: None

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Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.
Review, approve, or interpret genetic laboratory results.
Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.
Search scientific literature to select and modify methods and procedures most appropriate for genetic research goals.
Write grants and papers or attend fundraising events to seek research funds.
Evaluate genetic data by performing appropriate mathematical or statistical calculations and analyses.
Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.
Extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or perform diagnostic tests involving processes such as gel electrophoresis, Southern blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction analysis.
Attend clinical and research conferences and read scientific literature to keep abreast of technological advances and current genetic research findings.
Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.

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