Geneticists

Education

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

Also called: Medical Geneticist, Research Scientist

Knowledge:

Math and Science

biology
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Arts and Humanities

English language

Education and Training

teaching and course design

Health

medicine and dentistry

Skills:

Basic Skills

reading work related information
figuring out how to use new ideas or things

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Abilites:

Verbal

read and understand what is written
communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
notice when problems happen

Math

choose the right type of math to solve a problem
add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Visual Understanding

see hidden patterns

Personality:

Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

They do well at jobs that need

Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Integrity
Initiative
Persistence
Achievement/Effort

Technology:

Analytical or scientific software

RTI International SUDAAN
SAS/Genetics

Object or component oriented development software

C++
Practical extraction and reporting language Perl

Data base user interface and query software

Database software
Structured query language SQL

Education:

post-doctoral training

doctoral degree