Will AI replace Genetic Counselors?
AI reaches most of this job’s work.
64/100
Very high exposure
More exposed to AI than 94% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 11% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 90% of the work
What the job involves
Assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other healthcare providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions. Advise individuals and families to support informed decisionmaking and coping methods for those at risk. May help conduct research related to genetic conditions or genetic counseling.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(3)
- Interview patients or review medical records to obtain comprehensive patient or family medical histories, and document findings.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in genetics.
- Identify funding sources and write grant proposals for eligible programs or services.
Within reach(14)
- Provide patients with information about the inheritance of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and various forms of cancer.
- Interpret laboratory results and communicate findings to patients or physicians.
- Analyze genetic information to identify patients or families at risk for specific disorders or syndromes.
- Provide genetic counseling in specified areas of clinical genetics, such as obstetrics, pediatrics, oncology and neurology.
- Discuss testing options and the associated risks, benefits and limitations with patients and families to assist them in making informed decisions.
and 9 more
Out of reach(2)
- Provide counseling to patient and family members by providing information, education, or reassurance.
- Design and conduct genetics training programs for physicians, graduate students, other health professions or the general community.
Also called
Certified Genetic Counselor (CGC) · CGC · Cardiovascular Genetics Counselor · Clinical Genetic Counselor · Genetic Services Coordinator · Hereditary Cancer Program Coordinator · Lab Genetic Counselor (Laboratory Genetic Counselor) · Medical Science Liaison
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics