Epidemiologists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$87,220
United States, 2025
Employment
12,090
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.
- O*NET code
- 19-1041.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.
- 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.
- Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention.
- Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies.
- Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis.
- Write articles for publication in professional journals.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$61,270
25th percentile
$71,090
75th percentile
$112,640
90th percentile
$138,800
Most important skills
- Judgment and Decision Making4.3
- Complex Problem Solving4.3
- Critical Thinking4.3
- Reading Comprehension4.3
- Science4.1
- Active Listening4.1
- Writing4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Systems Analysis4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Systems Evaluation4.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.3 | 5.1 | Not selected | 5.1 |
| Science | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.3 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.3 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Writing | 4.1 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.3 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Mathematics | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.6 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with EpidemiologistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $130,400 | 320 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $125,320 | 160 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $123,970 | 580 | 2025 |
| MA | $115,890 | 660 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $115,890 | 620 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $112,780 | 380 | 2025 |
| DC | $112,370 | 90 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $111,960 | 260 | 2025 |
| CA | $110,760 | 1,480 | 2025 |
| NJ | $109,760 | 290 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $108,240 | 330 | 2025 |
| WA | $108,240 | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $105,930 | 110 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | $105,850 | — | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $105,670 | 50 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $105,400 | 380 | 2025 |
| MN | $104,460 | 310 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $104,460 | 290 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | $104,310 | 70 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $103,780 | 210 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.