Epidemiologists
SOC 19-1041 · 2024-2034
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $113,860per year
- Projected openings
- 1,070
- Projected change
- +20%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $138,617 | 80 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $128,194 | 140 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $109,559 | 210 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $94,721 | 290 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $94,644 | 80 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $289,473 | 9,800 | +9.5% |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $140,825 | 20,580 | +15.9% |
| Registered Nurses | $144,197 | 228,840 | +13.5% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $116,708 | 10,850 | +9.7% |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | Not reported | 1,730 | +10.9% |
| Physicians, Pathologists | $191,515 | 710 | +10.5% |