Professional Status Survey 1999
By Katherine A. Schneider, MPH and Kathy J. Kalkbrenner, BA
One
way in which the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) measures
our collective achievements is through the Professional Status Survey
(PSS). Every two years, the PSS asks questions about demographics, current
job situations, and overall satisfaction with the genetic counseling
profession. This allows us to obtain important information about our
mem-bership, which can then be compared to data collected in previous
years.
The PSS benefits both individual genetic counselors and our organization
as a whole. Genetic counselors can use the report to help negotiate
for increased salaries or other benefits and our Executive Board can
utilize the data for strategic planning and to showcase our organization
to other medical groups.
NSGC is close to celebrating its 20th year. This makes it a perfect
time to reflect on how well we are realizing our vision to be the leading
voice, authority and advocate for the genetic counseling profession..
As this year. s PSS shows, we have come far in some areas and not far
enough in others.
| Table VI: Comparison
of Salary by Geographical Area 1,2 |
|
Region |
N |
Mean |
Range |
|
Region 1 |
39 |
$42,166 |
$24,832
-65,000 |
|
Region 2 |
165 |
$45,092 |
$18,000
-80,000 |
|
Region 3 |
76 |
$40,638 |
$30,000
-75,000 |
|
Region 4 |
127 |
$40,264 |
$26,000
-64,000 |
|
Region 5 |
51 |
$41,888 |
$25,503
-72,000 |
|
Region 6 |
124 |
$48,483 |
$31,200
-75,000 |
| Table VII: Salary by Years of Experience 1,2,3
|
|
Years Exp. |
N |
Mean |
Range |
|
5 yrs |
285 |
$38,134 |
$18,000-
57,876 |
|
5yr 1mo-10 years
|
133 |
$44,794 |
$24,832-
68,000 |
|
10yr 1mo-15 years
|
80 |
$50,371 |
$31,000-
75,000 |
|
15yr 1mo-20 years
|
58 |
$53,748 |
$37,584-
80,000 |
|
20yr 1mo-25 years
|
22 |
$57,461 |
$41,477-
75,000 |
|
Table VIII: Salary by
Primary Work Setting 1,2,3 |
|
Primary Work Setting |
N |
Mean |
Range |
Federal/State/
County |
17 |
$50,923 |
$34,000-
72,758 |
|
HMO |
40 |
$51,390 |
$38,500-
63,000 |
Univ Medical
Center |
282 |
$41,636 |
$18,000-
75,000 |
|
Univ Non-Medical
Center |
13 |
$48,830 |
$34,000-
80,000 |
|
Private Hospital
|
127 |
$43,511 |
$31,408-
75,000 |
|
Diagnostic
Lab |
37 |
$49,991 |
$30,000-
73,000 |
Outreach/Field
Clinic |
8 |
$39,835 |
$30,000-
56,680 |
MD Private
Practice |
28 |
$40,659 |
$31,200-
52,000 |
|
Table IX: Salary
by Job Classification 1,2,3 |
|
Job Classification |
N |
Mean |
Range |
|
Director |
24 |
$54,407 |
$30,000-
80,000 |
|
Senior GC/Coordinator
|
90 |
$48,710 |
$30,000-
70,000 |
|
Clinical Coordinator
|
13 |
$44,397 |
$36,733-
60,779 |
|
GC/Genetic Associate
|
388 |
$41,165 |
$24,832-
65,000 |
|
Nurse Counselor
|
3 |
$ |
$ |
|
Genetic Consultant
|
4 |
$ |
$ |
|
GC Program Director
|
10 |
$58,622 |
$42,775-
72,758 |
|
Public Health Worker
|
6 |
$46,345 |
$34,000-
53,328 |
|
Table XI: Salary
by Primary Genetic Counseling Role 1,2,3,4 |
|
Primary Role |
Mean |
|
Clinical |
$42,339 |
|
Research |
$46,141 |
| Coordination/Admin. |
$46,886 |
|
Marketing |
$52,037 |
| Teaching/Supervision |
$53,100 |
|
Table X: Salary
by Primary Specialty Area 1,3,4 |
|
Primary Work Setting |
Mean |
|
Teratogens |
$40,137 |
|
Pediatric |
$40,924 |
|
Specialty Diseases
|
$41,489 |
|
Cancer Genetics
|
$42,808 |
|
Prenatal |
$42,994 |
|
Neurogenetics |
$44,760 |
|
Public Health/Newborn
|
$44,795 |
|
Molecular Genetics
|
$46,976 |
|
| Key |
|
Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT. In Canada:
Prince Edward Is., Nova Scotia, N'fndlnd, New Brunswick) |
|
Region II (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV,
and in CANADA: Quebec) |
|
Region III (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC,
SC, TN) |
|
Region IV (AR, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO,
NE, ND, OH, OK, SD, WI, and in CANADA: Ontario) |
|
Region V (AZ, CO, MT, NM, TX, UT, WY. In
Canada: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta) |
|
Region VI (AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, and
in CANADA: British Columbia) |
|
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