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Where Are ÐÔ°®ÊÓƵ Graduates Employed?

• 24% in Southern California
• 7% in Statewide California
• 65% Out-of-state
• 4% International

Many of our graduates are employed at:

• University laboratories and medical school departments.
• Academic medical centers and affiliated research institutes.
• Clinical and diagnostic laboratories and specialty genomics testing companies.
• Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
• Genomic bioinformatics Companies.
• Public health, nonprofit, and government-affiliated labs.

Who Should Consider a Career in Human Genetics and Genomics?

• Biology, chemistry, or related STEM majors who enjoy molecular biology, genetics, or biochemistry and want deeper, more applied training without committing to a PhD or medical school.
• Working lab professionals (e.g., medical laboratory scientists, research techs) who want to move into more advanced roles in genomics, assay development, clinical genomics, or R&D.
• Data‑oriented scientists with backgrounds in math, statistics, computer science, or engineering who want to apply their quantitative skills to genomic and biomedical data rather than purely abstract problems.
• Health and life‑science professionals (e.g., nurses, pharmacists, public health staff, clinical research coordinators) who want to understand and work with genomic tests, precision medicine, or translational research but do not want a clinical genetics or genetic counseling degree.
• People interested in biotech, pharma, or diagnostics who are excited by emerging technologies (sequencing, gene therapies, pharmacogenomics, synthetic biology) and want a science‑focused, non‑clinical route into those industries.
• Educators, communicators, and policy‑minded professionals who want enough technical depth in genomics to create accurate educational content, support science communication, or contribute to ethics, policy, or program development around genetic technologies.

Where Do Genomic Scientists Work?

• Genomic scientists work in a wide range of settings, almost all of them highly interdisciplinary and team based.
  Universities and academic medical centers – basic and translational research labs, genomics cores, and precision medicine programs.
• Hospital and clinical diagnostic laboratories – molecular diagnostics, clinical genomics, cytogenetics, tissue typing, and other labs that run and interpret genetic tests under clinical oversight.
• Biotech and pharmaceutical companies – R&D groups developing gene based therapies, diagnostics, sequencing platforms, and companion tests for drugs.
• Genomics, sequencing, and bioinformatics companies – firms focused on sequencing services, genomic data analysis, software tools, and variant interpretation.
• Public health, government, and nonprofit institutes – public health labs, national research institutes, and foundations that use genomics in population health, disease surveillance, and large scale research projects.

What is the Job Outlook for Professionals in Human Genetics and Genomics?

The global genomics market itself is projected to more than quadruple in value over the next decade (with estimated U.S. annual growth rates above 16%), fueled by increasing use of sequencing, bioinformatics, and genetic diagnostics in both research and routine care. This market expansion translates directly into sustained demand for genomics scientists, clinical genomics laboratory staff, genomic data analysts, assay development scientists, and related roles in biotech, pharma, diagnostics, and public institutions.

How Competitive is the Job Market for MSHGG Graduates?

For graduates with a master of science in human genetics and genomics, the market rewards strong skills and is not saturated.

Broad genetic and genomics roles sit inside larger categories like medical scientists, biochemists, bioinformaticians, and clinical laboratory professionals, all of which show faster than average growth and ongoing hiring across academia, hospitals, biotech, and pharma.

Professional organizations note that demand for genetics/genomics expertise is expanding as genomic testing, precision medicine, and large scale sequencing projects become routine, creating a growing number of non clinical roles in labs, data science, and industry.

Resources

View career and job resources in genetics and genomics below:

• (ASHG)
• (AGT)
• (GSA)