Interested in learning more about careers and graduate school in Public Health? This section is geared towards providing prospective and current Public Health Majors with information, tips, and resources related to career and graduate school exploration in this diverse and evolving field.
Based on the 2018 and 2019 BSPH Alumni Surveys, a good number of Bachelor of Science in Public Health Graduates planned on going either straight into the workforce or taking a gap-year before applying to graduate school. Approximately 1/3 of students had accepted public-health related internships or careers upon graduation. See below for a list of careers and employers that BSPH Alumni are pursuing.
Career Titles:
Academic Advisor
Associate Consultant
Behavioral Interventionist
Business Operations Coordinator
Bookkeeping Assistant
Case Manager
Certified Nursing Assistant
Clinical Informatics Specialist
Clinical Research Coordinator
Circulation Services & Operations Workleader
Care Coordinator Specialist
Customer Success Manager
Data Analyst Intern
Degree Audit and Compliance Specialist
Dental Assistant
Direct Care Staff
Disease Control Intern
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
English Education Teaching
Field Organizer
Fiscal and Facilities Assistant
Global Public Health Project Assistant
Health Coach
Health Policy Intern
Insurance Coordinator
Lab Technician
Lifestyle Assessor
Manufacturing Tech
Marketing Associate
Medical Assistant
Medical Scribe
Operations Manager
Optometric Assistant
Outreach Consultant
Pathmaker Intern
Patient Coordinator
Patient Financial Services
Patient Service Specialist
Physical Therapist Assistant
Product Manager
Program Assistant
Project Policy Analyst
Quality Control Assistant
Research Assistant
Sponsored Research Administrator
X-Ray Tech Aid
Youth Advisor
Employers:
2-1-1 San Diego
Abel Fire Equipment
Access Medical Centers
California Department of Public Health
Center for Global Health
Center for Health and Wellbeing, BLUM; Rejuvenation Therapeutics
Community Interface Services
Crystal Vision Optometry, Premier Incorporated
Data Cubed
Eye Center of La Jolla
First 5 California
Fresenius
Genentech
Girard Physical Therapy
HealthCrowdd
Illumina
Intangible Assets
International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP)
Johns Hopkins University
Kaiser Permanente
King Chavez Neighborhood Schools
Leica Biosystems
Mountain Shadows Support Group; Borrego Health
MyoKardia
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Outpost Summer Camps
Pacific Neurology Center
Palomar Health
Peace Corps
Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego County Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Department
San Diego State University - Triage Consulting Group
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
SAY San Diego
Select Medical
ScribeAmerica
United Women of East Africa (UWEAST)
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego Health - Moores Cancer Center
University of California, San Diego - Health Sciences
University of California, San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
University of Southern California - Triage Consulting Group
