Publ Hlth Genetic Counselor pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000664
- Class code
- 32000664
- Pay group
- MH12
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Publ Hlth Genetic Counselor is $52,848 to $79,272 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000664.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves providing genetic counseling, evaluation, intervention, education, and referral services to families with genetic disorders and birth defects. Employees are concerned with an extensive number of genetic disorders in their role as liaison between the medical center geneticist and families. Employees are the primary source to identify clients/ families in need of further evaluation. Work involves reviewing case records, meeting with the family to obtain family and medical history, and explaining the reason for further referrals, suspected diagnosis and its implications, in-hesitance patterns, etc.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of medical genetics, community techniques, and dynamics of human behavior. Thorough knowledge of the nature of genes, their inheritance patterns, and the concept of risks and recurrence risks. Considerable knowledge of governmental and private organizations and resources in the region. Basic knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program. Skill in establishing rapport and communicating genetic information accurately and at a level of comprehension for the patient to prevent misinterpretation. Ability to plan, develop, and present genetic seminars to all levels of health professionals and to students in the university and other settings. Ability to es ...
Minimum qualifications
Certified or eligible for certification as a Genetic Counselor by the American Board of Medical Genetics and one year of experience in a human service field <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.