Epidemiologists
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.
- O*NET-SOC code
19-1041.00 - Preparation Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$87,220
Employment, U.S.12,090
Median hourly wage$41.93
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $61,270 | $71,090 | $87,220 | $112,640 | $138,800 |
By state (43)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 70 | $74,740 | 0.44 |
| Arizona | 340 | $67,260 | 1.35 |
| California | 1,480 | $110,760 | 1.05 |
| Colorado | 430 | $73,750 | 1.93 |
| Connecticut | 160 | $83,670 | 1.24 |
| District of Columbia | 90 | $112,370 | 1.57 |
| Florida | 300 | $79,460 | 0.39 |
| Georgia | 510 | $70,880 | 1.34 |
| Hawaii | 70 | $76,780 | 1.41 |
| Idaho | 40 | $66,280 | 0.67 |
| Illinois | 240 | $102,720 | 0.50 |
| Indiana | 170 | $77,250 | 0.66 |
| Iowa | 90 | $79,880 | 0.75 |
| Kansas | 70 | $79,620 | 0.67 |
| Kentucky | 120 | $78,810 | 0.79 |
| Louisiana | 120 | $73,850 | 0.79 |
| Maine | 60 | $68,850 | 1.25 |
| Maryland | 600 | $101,830 | 2.79 |
| Massachusetts | 660 | $115,890 | 2.34 |
| Michigan | 280 | $84,990 | 0.82 |
| Minnesota | 310 | $104,460 | 1.33 |
| Mississippi | 40 | $56,930 | 0.43 |
| Missouri | 120 | $66,890 | 0.50 |
| Montana | 100 | $79,500 | 2.44 |
| Nebraska | 80 | $83,240 | 1.04 |
| Nevada | 80 | $99,880 | 0.63 |
| New Jersey | 290 | $109,760 | 0.88 |
| New Mexico | 80 | $79,980 | 1.20 |
| New York | 670 | $80,220 | 0.88 |
| North Carolina | 220 | $84,770 | 0.56 |
| Ohio | 300 | $76,480 | 0.70 |
| Oklahoma | 120 | $72,590 | 0.88 |
| Oregon | 140 | $93,620 | 0.91 |
| Pennsylvania | 360 | $87,860 | 0.75 |
| South Carolina | 50 | $84,660 | 0.27 |
| Tennessee | 220 | $97,310 | 0.87 |
| Texas | 1,160 | $77,170 | 1.06 |
| Utah | 190 | $76,960 | 1.37 |
| Vermont | 30 | Not available | 1.27 |
| Virginia | 220 | $84,930 | 0.68 |
| Washington | 1,010 | $108,240 | 3.67 |
| West Virginia | 100 | $70,540 | 1.83 |
| Wisconsin | 90 | $88,770 | 0.41 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preventive Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.970 |
| 2 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 5 | 0.964 |
| 3 | Geneticists | 5 | 0.963 |
| 4 | Biostatisticians | 5 | 0.963 |
| 5 | Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 5 | 0.955 |
| 6 | Allergists and Immunologists | 5 | 0.954 |
| 7 | Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.952 |
| 8 | Natural Sciences Managers | 5 | 0.951 |
| 9 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 4 | 0.950 |
| 10 | Dietitians and Nutritionists | 5 | 0.950 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Epidemiologists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences Managers | Management of Personnel Resources | 1.12 | 0.951 |
| Clinical Data Managers | Programming | 2.87 | 0.948 |
| Biologists | Programming | 3.00 | 0.946 |
| Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Instructing | 1.00 | 0.942 |
| Hospitalists | Social Perceptiveness | 0.76 | 0.938 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | Quality Control Analysis | 2.38 | 0.938 |
| Range Managers | Negotiation | 0.87 | 0.937 |
| Bioinformatics Technicians | Programming | 2.25 | 0.937 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | Instructing | 1.12 | 0.934 |
| Environmental Economists | Management of Financial Resources | 1.37 | 0.934 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Epidemiologists, excluding software Epidemiologists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| The MathWorks MATLAB | 10 of 20 | 4.2x |
| Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST | 4 of 20 | 30.8x |
| Clinical trial management software | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequence analysis software | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| PHYLIP | 3 of 20 | 34.6x |
| Wolfram Research Mathematica | 5 of 20 | 7.7x |
| Laboratory information management system LIMS | 4 of 20 | 10.3x |
| Database management software | 3 of 20 | 17.3x |
| SAS JMP | 3 of 20 | 15.4x |
| C++ | 7 of 20 | 2.9x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.25 | 5.12 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.25 | 4.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 4.25 | 4.50 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.25 | 4.38 |
| Science | Essential skill | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.75 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.75 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.62 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.75 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.62 | 4.25 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.88 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 4.50 | 5.32 |
| Biology | 4.26 | 5.63 |
| English Language | 4.00 | 4.63 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4.00 | 4.11 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.53 | 4.89 |
| Communications and Media | 3.47 | 3.89 |
| Education and Training | 3.42 | 4.84 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 3.16 | 4.32 |
| Administration and Management | 3.00 | 4.11 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.79 | 3.11 |
| Psychology | 2.63 | 3.37 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 2.58 | 3.42 |
| Law and Government | 2.58 | 2.74 |
| Geography | 2.39 | 3.42 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.37 | 2.84 |
| Administrative | 2.32 | 3.53 |
| Chemistry | 2.21 | 2.74 |
| Telecommunications | 2.21 | 1.89 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.05 | 2.16 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.95 | 2.00 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.79 | 1.58 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.79 | 1.53 |
| History and Archeology | 1.74 | 1.68 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.74 | 1.63 |
| Production and Processing | 1.74 | 1.42 |
| Design | 1.63 | 1.26 |
| Foreign Language | 1.56 | 1.44 |
| Transportation | 1.47 | 1.32 |
| Physics | 1.47 | 1.05 |
| Food Production | 1.47 | 0.95 |
| Building and Construction | 1.26 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.21 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.11 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | 4.38 | 5.25 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.38 | 5.25 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.38 | 5.00 |
| Oral Expression | 4.25 | 5.12 |
| Written Expression | 4.25 | 5.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.25 | 4.75 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Category Flexibility | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Speech Clarity | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Originality | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Near Vision | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Number Facility | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Selective Attention | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Visualization | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Memorization | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Auditory Attention | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.62 | 1.12 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Depth Perception | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.12 | not rated |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.12 | not rated |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.00 | not rated |
| Control Precision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- R in demand
- SAS in demand
- ESRI ArcGIS software hot
- Facebook hot
- IBM SPSS Statistics hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Python hot
- Structured query language SQL hot
- Tableau hot
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC WONDER
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epi Info
- Circle Systems Stat/Transfer
- Cytel Egret
- Data visualization software
- Database software
- Disease Mapping and Analysis Program DMAP
- ESRI ArcInfo
- ESRI ArcView
- EpiData Analysis
- Epicenter Software Epilog
- Esri ArcGIS
- Expert Health Data Programming Vitalnet
- GeoDa
- Geographic information system GIS software
- HiroSoft EPICURE
All 42
- Meta-analysis with interactive explanations MIX
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH Life Table Analysis System
- Pan American Health Organization SIGEpi
- RTI International SUDAAN
- SaTScan
- Signal detection software
- StataCorp Stata
- Statistical processing software
- Statistical software
- TerraSeer ClusterSeer
- Web browser software
- World Health Organization HealthMapper
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 330 | 32.57 | $108,240 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 110 | 5.79 | $105,930 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 580 | 3.58 | $123,970 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 260 | 3.14 | $111,960 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 370 | 2.98 | $72,410 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 140 | 2.98 | $90,320 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 620 | 2.95 | $115,890 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 290 | 2.79 | $94,690 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 260 | 2.54 | $69,380 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 290 | 1.90 | $104,460 |