Genetic counselling

Explain genetic test results to families and what they mean for children and treatment.

• Human genetics
• Genomic testing
• Counselling skills
• Genetics ethics

In Arabic: الاستشارة الوراثية

Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:

• Genetic counsellor
• Clinical genomics specialist
• Genetic testing coordinator

Professional classification and registration with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Health and welfare” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)¹.

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)¹:

• 20211442–1443 AH8.2%
• 20221443–1444 AH8.0%
• 20231444–1445 AH7.5%
• 20241445–1446 AH6.5%

For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.

Example programmes abroad

• Sarah Lawrence College, MS Human Genetics (genetic counseling)
• Cardiff University, Genetic and Genomic Counselling MSc

• Genetic counselor jobs in the United States are projected to grow 10% between 2025 (1446–1447 AH) and 2035 (1456–1457 AH), with median pay near 100,000 dollars.³