Studies how genes and environment together shape disease risk across populations.
Analyzes DNA and health records from 500,000 people to find gene variants linked to heart disease, then checks whether diet changes the risk.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in epidemiology, genetics, or biostatistics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Epidemiology, Genetics, Biostatistics.
Growing much faster than average (about 16% over 10 years). Follows BLS epidemiologists.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Big-data gene studies are mostly coding and stats that AI now drafts; fewer analysts, with study design staying human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Computer Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1041.
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