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Genetic Engineers

Outlook

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) predicts that employment for biochemists and biophysicists (careers under which genetic engineers are often categorized) is expected to grow 9 percent through 2033, a rate that is much faster than the average for all careers. Breakthroughs in genetic engineering as applied to human health, agriculture, bioremediation, manufacturing, and other fields have created strong demand for genetic engineers. Genetic engineers with advanced education and experience will have the best job prospects.

The discovery of the CRISPR Genome Engineering Tool has allowed engineers and scientists to edit genes faster, less expensively, and more efficiently than other existing genome editing methods. In 2023, the very first CRISPER-based medicine, a cure for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia called Casgevy, was approved, according to a March 2024 Innovative Genomics Institute article by Hope Henderson, which called the mid-2020s “a remarkable time for the development of CRISPER-based therapies.”

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