Because so many people in genealogy are hobbyists, and others work only part time, it is difficult to estimate annual salaries. Payscale.com reported 2019 median earnings of $42,000 for full-time genealogists. Salaries ranged from less than $25,000 to $99,000 or more.

Most genealogists, whether self-employed or working for a genealogy service company, charge by the hour. According to the...

Because most genealogists are self-employed, they generally can set their own working hours and manage their own time. The profession is usually a solitary one, as genealogists spend much of their time looking through old records and searching library files, or working in their homes, organizing data and updating their records. Their search for information can take them into stuffy, badly lit a...

Despite the recent resurgence in popularity, genealogy holds limited prospects for growth in the future. The majority of genealogical work is done by people researching their own families. People consult genealogists about how to get started and may seek professional help when they run into problems. Individuals also hire genealogists to help them research information in other parts of the coun...