Genetic Counselors
HealthcareAI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: '26.03
0.012
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
- Data source: ILOPublished: '25
0.20
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value
Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 86% score at or above this value.
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Show 10 hidden tasks| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Interpret laboratory results and communicate findings to patients or physicians.29-9092 | 0.010523.1 | 0.002425.8 |
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in genetics.29-9092 | 0.009120.0 | 0.002527.0 |
Identify funding sources and write grant proposals for eligible programs or services.29-9092 | 0.007516.5 | 0.001516.9 |
Provide counseling to patient and family members by providing information, education, or reassurance.29-9092 | 0.00398.6 | —0 |
Prepare or provide genetics-related educational materials to patients or medical personnel.29-9092 | 0.00398.6 | —0 |
Explain diagnostic procedures such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS), ultrasound, fetal blood sampling, and amniocentesis.29-9092 | 0.00388.4 | —0 |
Provide patients with information about the inheritance of conditions such as breast, ovarian, prostate and colon cancer; cardiovascular disease; Alzheimer's disease; and diabetes.29-9092 | 0.00275.9 | —0 |
Evaluate or make recommendations for standards of care or clinical operations, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, ethics, legislation, or policies.29-9092 | 0.00224.8 | 0.002830.3 |
Analyze genetic information to identify patients or families at risk for specific disorders or syndromes.29-9092 | 0.00184.0 | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Write detailed consultation reports to provide information on complex genetic concepts to patients or referring physicians.O*NET Task ID 17511 | 1.0 |
Identify funding sources and write grant proposals for eligible programs or services.O*NET Task ID 17516 | 1.0 |
Analyze genetic information to identify patients or families at risk for specific disorders or syndromes.O*NET Task ID 17500 | 0.5 |
Explain diagnostic procedures such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS), ultrasound, fetal blood sampling, and amniocentesis.O*NET Task ID 17501 | 0.5 |
Provide genetic counseling in specified areas of clinical genetics, such as obstetrics, pediatrics, oncology and neurology.O*NET Task ID 17502 | 0.5 |
Determine or coordinate treatment plans by requesting laboratory services, reviewing genetics or counseling literature, and considering histories or diagnostic data.O*NET Task ID 17505 | 0.5 |
Discuss testing options and the associated risks, benefits and limitations with patients and families to assist them in making informed decisions.O*NET Task ID 17506 | 0.5 |
Interpret laboratory results and communicate findings to patients or physicians.O*NET Task ID 17507 | 0.5 |
Interview patients or review medical records to obtain comprehensive patient or family medical histories, and document findings.O*NET Task ID 17508 | 0.5 |
Provide patients with information about the inheritance of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and various forms of cancer.O*NET Task ID 17509 | 0.5 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
Occupation information
Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation
Mar 2026: New evergreen blog post: Will AI Replace Genetic Counselors?
[Source: AI Changing Work Blog]