Also called: Evolutionary Geneticist
Studies how genes change across whole populations over generations.
Writes computer code to compare genomes of fish from different lakes and figure out how fast they adapted. Spends part of the summer collecting samples in the field.
Estimate; mostly academic/government.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in genetics, evolutionary biology, or statistics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Genetics, Biology, Statistics.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Most of the work is coding and stats that AI now drafts well; fewer junior analysts, though field sampling and big ideas stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Computer Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1029.
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