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Epidemiologists

Part of Health Science, in the Diagnostic Services pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 19-1041.00

What the work is

Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.

On a typical day

  • Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.
  • Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.
  • Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
  • Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others.
  • Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis.
  • Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.

What it pays

$72,800
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $60,710
Experienced workers reach $106,860
  1. $61k10th
  2. $63k25th
  3. $73kMedian
  4. $95k75th
  5. $107k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $60,710, 25th $63,050, Median $72,800, 75th $95,420, 90th $106,860

About 110 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+19.1%

employment change in the Alamo region, 89 to 106 jobs · U.S. +16%

6

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 800

89

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 12,300

Typical entry education: Master's degree

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Reading Comprehension5.1
  2. Critical Thinking4.6
  3. Complex Problem Solving4.5
  4. Judgment and Decision Making4.4
  5. Science5.0
  6. Active Listening4.8
  7. Speaking4.8
  8. Writing4.6

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. Master's degree67%
  2. Doctoral or professional33%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

Alamo programs that lead here

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