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Ideas for Careers and Places of Employment
Public Health Studies majors may find employment in city, county, state, and federal government; nonprofits; social services; businesses; and educational institutions depending on their skills and experience.
List of Employers and Job Titles
This list was generated by searching jobs databases and search engines, employer staff directories, and LinkedIn profiles using the following keywords: community health, fitness, health equity, health disparities, health promotion, health services, health services administration, Indigenous health, public health, public health education, tribal health, wellness.
24 Hour Fitness — Fitness Counselor, Personal Trainer
American Cancer Society — Community Relationship Manager, Quality of Life Manager, Patient Navigator, Health Disparities Coordinator
American Diabetes Association — Program Assistant, Communications and Marketing Executive Assistant, Customer Events and Program Manager
American Heart Association — Oregon Advocacy & Government Relations Internship
American Medical Response — Community Education Specialist
American Red Cross — Mobile Unit Assistant, Blood Services Department Manager, Territory Representative
Arcadia Senior Living - Health Services Adminstrator
Asian Health and Service Center — Cancer Patient Navigator, Community Health Worker
Benton County — Health Promotion Specialist I & II, Environmental Health Specialist 2, Health Center Director
Bonaventure Senior Living - Health and Wellness Director, Memory Care Director, Resident Care Coordinator
Cambia Health Solutions — Enigma Health Patient Outreach Internship, Health Care Services Strategic Planning Internship, Pain Management Research Internship
CareOregon – Health Care Coordinator - Tribal Care Coordination
Cascade AIDS Project — CareLink Client Advocate
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — Disabled & Elderly Health Programs Group Fellowships
Central City Concern — Research Analyst
CEP America — Entry-Level Scribe
Cigna — Onsite Health Educator
City of Hillsboro — Recreation Program Coordinator, Fitness Instructor, Group Exercise Instructor, Aquatics Supervisor
City of Vancouver — Fitness Wellness Recreation Coordinator, Fitness Recreation Assistant
Clark College — Fitness Center Manager
ClubSport — Wellness Director
Community Action Head Start — Bilingual Family Educator
Community Action — Family Support Worker-Opening Doors, Outreach Worker
Community Relations Advocate, Project Manager II
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians — Clinical Applications Coordinator, Transitional Living Center Coordinator
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation - Clinical Cultural Specialist
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs — Fitness Coordinator, Wellness Coordinator
Contra Costa County — Public Health Program Specialist I, Registry/Training Specialist
Cowlitz County — Health Educator, Environmental Specialist I-II, Health Educator--Public Health Liaison
Doernbecher Children's Safety Center — Safety Advocate
Donate Life Northwest — Education Outreach Coordinator, Coordinator of Volunteers
Ecotrust — Food Systems Equity Program Manager
El Programa Hispano Catolica — Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator, Community Health Worker
EXOS — Corporate Wellness and Fitness Internship, Performance Coach, Performance Specialist (Corporate Wellness)
Fora Health — Primary Counselor for Women's Residential Program
Harborview Medical Center — Injury Free Coalition Program Coordinator
Hazelden Foundation — Wellness Specialist
HealthFitness — Fitness Program Manager, Health Fitness Specialist, Health Promotion Program Manager, Program Manager I
Hillsboro Medical Center — Outreach Specialist
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) — Health Educator, Community Health Worker
Latino Network - Community Health Worker
Jackson County — Health Assistant III
Kaiser Permanente — Health Educator-Childbirth, Health Education Programs Manager, Patient Advocate-Conflict Resolution, Community Health Navigator
Klamath Tribal Health and Family Services - Opioid Prevention Coordinator
March Wellness Center, Oregon Health and Science University — Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Fitness Instructor, Exercise & Wellness Program Coordinator, Fitness Instructor/Group Exercise Leader, Exercise Specialist, Personal Trainer
Marquis Companies — Activities Director
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital — Health Educator
Mary's Woods — Fitness and Wellness Specialist
Moda Health — Healthcare Quality Improvement Specialist III, Wellness Coach
Multnomah Athletic Club — Court Sports Supervisor, Outdoor Activities Program Coordinator, Swim School Instructional Coordinator
Multnomah County Health Department — Community Health Educator, Community Health Specialist 1 & 2, Health Educator- HIV, Health Engagement and Assessment Specialist,
HIV Patient Housing Navigator, Information and Referral, Health and Safety Program Manager, Environmental Health Specialist-Lead Program, School Based Health Center - Program Communication Specialist, Program Specialist - Healthy Families
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) — Health Care Services Coordinator, Event Coordinator
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) - Events and Training Project Coordinator, Communications Specialist
National Kidney Foundation (NKF) — Communications Coordinator
National Psoriasis Foundation — Bilingual Patient Navigator
Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest - Community Health Worker, Elder Patient Navigator, Lead Re-Engagement Coordinator
Native American Rehabilitation Association — Family Wellness Program Manager
Native Wellness Institute — Community Health Worker, Project Coordinator, Project Lead
NAYA Family Center — Community Health Worker, Lead Community Health Worker,
Neighborhood Health Center — Community Dental Program Coordinator
New Mexico Department of Health — Vulnerable Populations Preparedness Education Coordinator
NIKE — Athletic Trainer, Athletic Training Program Manager
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board — Project Specialist, Youth Engagement Coordinator
OCHIN - Credentialing Specialist, Project Manager II, Senior Project Manager, Project Coodinator, Research Analyst
Orangetheory Fitness — Group Fitness Instructor
Oregon Child Development Coalition — Health Assistant, Family & Health Services Supervisor, Mental Health and Disabilities Specialist
Oregon Health & Science University, Doernbecher Tom Sargent Safety Center— Injury Prevention Coordinator
Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs, Institute on Development and Disability — Community Consultant
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division — Public Health Educator 1, Adolescent health Disparities Coordinator
Oregon Research Institute — Project Manager, Research Assistant Intern
Outside In — Health Access Coordinator, Risk Education Coordinator, Clinic Coordinator/Interpreter, Health & Wellness Coordinator
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette Valley — Community Educator and NE Portland Teen Council Coordinator, Patient Service Staff
Plus One — Group Fitness Instructor (Strength Conditioning)
Port of Portland — Environmental Specialist I-Aviation Environmental and Safety, HR Wellness Program Intern
Portland Community College (PCC) — Health Admissions Advising Specialist
Portland Rock Gym - Group Fitness Instructor
Portland State University Recreation Center — Coordinator/Advisor of Recreation Clubs, Aquatics/Safety Coordinator
Prestige Care & Prestige Senior Living — Personal Exercise Program Coordinator, Activities Assistant
Providence Health and Services — Clinic Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Associate Project Manager
Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield — Health Coach 1, Health Coach 2, Medical Management Coordinator I/II, Disease Management Engagement Specialist, Director Health & Wellness, Wellness Program Coordinator
SAIF Corporation — Return-to-Work Consultant, Medical Services Manager
Samaritan Health Services — Health Education Assistant
Sea Mar Community Health Centers — Care Coordinator ii, Community Health Worker
Seattle Indian Health Board — Care Coordinator, Communications & Events Coordinator,
Sequoia Mental Health Services — Residential Skills Trainer
SUN Program at Glenfair Elementary School (operated by Metropolitan Family Service) — Sports/Fitness Instructor
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation — I Am the Cure Supervisor, Community Program Intern
Tacoma Pierce County Health Department — AmeriCorps Health Educator
The Community for Positive Aging (formerly Hollywood Senior Center) - Community Health Connector (Bilingual), Community Health Program Manager, Options Counselor
The Oregon Clinic — Scribe
The Springs Living - Community Relations Coordinator, Executive Director, Life Enrichment Assistant, Life Enrichment Director, Resident Manager
Touchmark at Fairway Village — Director of Health and Fitness
Umatilla County — Mental Health Associate I or II, Mental Health Associate II - Coordinator
Washington State University — Health Educator
WebMD — Health Educator
Westfield Washington School Corporation — Physical Education/Health Teacher
Wildfire Fitness — Personal Trainers, Fitness Attendant
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic — Infant Case Manager - Community Health Services
Yamhill County — Environmental Health Specialist III
YellowHawk Tribal Health Center - Átawišamataš Program Home Visitor
YMCA of Columbia Willamette — Wellness Coordinator, Personal Trainer, Aquatic Program Director, Fitness Director, Program Supervisor - Group Fitness
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Government Classification Specifications
Classification Specifications are generic descriptions of jobs in government agencies. Generally, they provide an overview of the job and describe essential duties and responsibilities as well as requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and educational requirements. Classification specifications can be useful in identifying organizations that hire people with an academic background in health.
Oregon Job Profiles with salary information
Multnomah County Job Profiles/Class Specifications with salary information
Clackamas County Job Specifications
Washington County Classification Specifications
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Careers Reported by Community and Public Health Majors on the American Community Survey
The following list of job titles was generated from American Community Survey data. Every year, the federal government surveys 3,000,000 people. This list shows some of the most-often reported careers for people who majored in Community and Public Health. Please be aware that additional education, internships, or career-related experience may be a prerequisite to some of the careers on this list. The University Career Center provides this list as a tool for generating ideas for exploration. To find a brief description of the following occupations, go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Registered Nurses
- Postsecondary Teachers
- Social Workers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers
- Physicians and Surgeons
- Counselors
- Education Administrators
- Compliance Officers
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- Community and Social Service Specialists, Including Health Educators and Community Health Workers
- General and Operations Managers
- Lawyers, Judges, and Magistrates
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Management Analysts
- Medical Scientists and Life Scientists
- Physical Scientists
- Dental Hygienists
- Occupational Therapists
- Physician Assistants
- Human Resources Workers
- Physical Therapists
- Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists
- Secondary School Teachers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Health Practitioner Support Technologists and Technicians
- Pharmacists
- Social and Human Service Assistants
- Financial Managers
- Chief Executives and Legislators
- Dentists
- Biological Scientists
- Nurse Practitioners, and Nurse Midwives
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Human Resources Managers
- Other Therapists, Including Exercise Physiologists
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Professional Associations
American Health Planning Association —The American Health Planning Association is a non-profit organization committed to the creation of health policies and systems which assure access for all people to quality care at a reasonable cost."
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
Medical Fitness Association
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Society of Health and Physical Educators
Washington State Public Health Association (WSPHA)
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