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Geneticists

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

US jobs
55,850 (SOC 19-1029 group, "Biological Scientists, All Other")
Median wage
$98,920 a year
Job family
Science and research

Can agents do the work of geneticists?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Science and research: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)

Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.

Evidence: CORE-Bench, declared solved.

1% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 19-1029 group).

  • 14%Research biological or ecological phenomenaNot measured
  • 10%Design computer or information systems or applicationsNot measured
  • 6%Analyze biological or chemical substances or related dataNot measured
  • 6%Prepare proposals or grant applicationsNot measured
  • 5%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
  • 5%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
  • 5%Present research or technical informationNot measured
  • 5%Direct scientific or technical activitiesNot measured

Benchmarks for this occupation

These benchmarks name this occupation in their job mapping.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

  • CORE-Benchby Princeton UniversityTask level · CORE-Bench-Hard accuracy (public test set)
    95.5%Claude Code + Claude Opus 4.5 (after manual regrading) · 3 Dec 2025
    Solved

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in science and research, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.
  • Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.
  • Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.
  • Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.
  • Write grants and papers or attend fundraising events to seek research funds.
  • Search scientific literature to select and modify methods and procedures most appropriate for genetic research goals.
  • Review, approve, or interpret genetic laboratory results.
  • Attend clinical and research conferences and read scientific literature to keep abreast of technological advances and current genetic research findings.
  • Evaluate genetic data by performing appropriate mathematical or statistical calculations and analyses.
  • Analyze determinants responsible for specific inherited traits, and devise methods for altering traits or producing new traits.
  • Extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or perform diagnostic tests involving processes such as gel electrophoresis, Southern blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction analysis.
  • Collaborate with biologists and other professionals to conduct appropriate genetic and biochemical analyses.
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