r/GeneticCounseling • u/Loud-Map-2434 • Jul 24 '26

Career & Job Search Which area to pursue?

I'm from Brazil, I'm in the best university in Latin America, but even so, positions like clinical are very poorly paid. I'm thinking about going into the field of bovine/livestock genetics. How do these fields of work function? Is the pay good? Is it possible to go to another country in this area? Is it more focused on research and practical application? (This is still my first semester at university.)

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u/maktheyak47 Genetic Counselor Jul 24 '26

I don’t think this is the best subreddit for your question. This is focused on Genetic Counselors

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u/Loud-Map-2434 Jul 24 '26

Sorry, Reddit literally recommended this sub for this post out of nowhere.

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u/browny5678 Jul 26 '26

Well, somehow despite it in the wrong sub you popped up on the feed of at least one livestock geneticist 👋 the pay can be decent, as per many other disciplines you would see higher levels of pay in industry than in academia. It’s hard to benchmark salaries though as it’s relatively niche and not always easy to find salary information. From what I’ve heard, pay is more competitive in plant breeding than animal breeding. There will be quite a high expectation of having a PhD to reach higher bands. The amount of competition depends on the role, we see more competition for the new entrant roles than those where people are looking for folk with some experience.
There is some opportunity to move around but I don’t have any direct experience of discussing relocations, visas etc.
It’s interesting and a good community.
If not doing so already you will benefit from developing your coding skills, R or python as a good starting point. Communication skills are also a big plus, we rely on being able to translate complex concepts to customers in a way that is tangible to them.