By: Francesca Altobelli and

Megan Kowsky

GENETIC COUNSELING

CENTERS

Alexian Brothers Hospital

Address: 800 Biesterfield Rd. Elk grove Village, IL, 60007.

Name Of Facility

Employees- counselors and desk workers

Median salary (average) -$68,725

Average hours- 8am-5pm Monday-Friday

The Job

Services Provided

1) Analyze family information to search for key patterns of inheritance of diseases.

2) Help patients understand disease, define goals and realistic action plans.

3) Sit down sessions to talk about personal and touchy subjects about what health issues and problems run in families .

Patients that would be attending

People or families with history of a physical defect, cleft lip, birth defects, spina-bifidia, inherited disorders ( down syndrome), heart disease, cancer, multiple miscarriages, etc.

Cost of these services Depending on complexity and length of session\ appointment –ranges from $125-$500.

Interesting Facts

Minimum degree- Masters

Mandatory courses in high school- Biology, chemistry, algebra, calculus, English, foreign language, sociology.

National DataMean hourly wage Mean Annual wage

$26.84 $55,820

Percentile

10% 25% 50% median

75% 90%

Hourly wage

$12.28 $18.37 $26.84 $34.43 $41.24

Annual wage

$25,540 $38,210 $56,800 $71,610 $85,790

Bonus $0.00-$3,597