Also called: Livestock Geneticist, Animal Breeding Scientist
Uses DNA and data to breed healthier, more productive livestock and animals.
Analyzes the genomes of thousands of dairy cows to pick which bulls will sire calves that resist disease and produce more milk, then helps design breeding programs for the world's big genetics companies.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 9 years after high school. PhD in animal breeding and genetics or quantitative genetics.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Animal Science, Agriculture, Biology, Genetics, Statistics.
Growing faster than average. Growing with genomic technology.
Medium risk for 10 years. Genomic AI and big-data models do much of the number crunching, trimming analyst roles; designing breeding programs stays expert work.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Statistics, Computer science, Genetics elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1011.
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