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Epidemiologists - 19-1041.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Chronic Disease Epidemiologist
Communicable Diseases Specialist
Environmental Epidemiologist
Epidemiologist
Epidemiology Investigator

Infection Control Practitioner (ICP)
Nurse Epidemiologist
Public Health Epidemiologist
Research Epidemiologist
State Epidemiologist

SOC Occupation Groups

19-0000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1000	Life Scientists
19-1040	Medical Scientists
19-1041.00	Epidemiologists

Related Occupations

19-1022.00	Microbiologists Bright Outlook
19-1029.03	Geneticists
19-1042.00	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
19-3039.02	Neuropsychologists
19-3039.03	Clinical Neuropsychologists
29-1141.04	Clinical Nurse Specialists
29-1214.00	Emergency Medicine Physicians
29-1216.00	General Internal Medicine Physicians
29-1222.00	Physicians, Pathologists
29-1229.05	Preventive Medicine Physicians

Tasks

Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.
Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.
Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, government health officials and others regarding medical applications of sciences, such as physics, biology, and chemistry.
Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention.
Identify and analyze public health issues related to foodborne parasitic diseases and their impact on public policies, scientific studies, or surveys.
Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.
Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies.
Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.
Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others.
Prepare and analyze samples to study effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, or microorganisms on cell structure and tissue.
Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis.
Supervise professional, technical, and clerical personnel.
Teach epidemiology to students in public health programs.
Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
Write articles for publication in professional journals.
Write grant applications to fund epidemiologic research.

Detailed Work Activities

Advise others on healthcare matters.
Analyze biological samples.
Communicate with government agencies.
Develop methods of social or economic research.
Direct medical science or healthcare programs.
Establish standards for products, processes, or procedures.
Instruct college students in physical or life sciences.
Plan biological research.
Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.
Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
Research diseases or parasites.
Supervise scientific or technical personnel.
Train personnel in technical or scientific procedures.
Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
Write grant proposals.

Military Crosswalk Titles

Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, Airlift (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, Bomber (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, C2ISREW (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, Fighter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, General (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, Helicopter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, RPA (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, Space Medical Operations Experienced (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, Special Operations (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, Tanker (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Aerospace Medicine Physician Specialist, Trainer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Army Public Health Nurse (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Biomedical Laboratory (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Biomedical Laboratory, Biomedical Laboratory Science (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Biomedical Laboratory, Blood Bank (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Biomedical Laboratory, Clinical Chemistry (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Biomedical Laboratory, Environmental and Industrial Hygiene Chemistry (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Biomedical Laboratory, Hematology (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Biomedical Laboratory, Microbiology (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Biomedical Laboratory, Toxicologist (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Clinical Laboratory (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Entomologist (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Entomology (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, Airlift (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, Bomber (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, C2ISREW (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, Fighter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, General (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, Helicopter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, RPA (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, Space Medical Operations Experienced (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, Special Operations (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, Tanker (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
General Medicine Officer (GMO) Flight Surgeon, Trainer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Infectious Disease Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Internist (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Microbiologist (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Microbiology (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Nurse Corps Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Occupational Medicine Physician (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist, Cytology (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist, Dermatology (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist, Forensic (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist, Gynecology (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist, Hematology (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)

Pathologist, Neuropathology (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist, Pediatric (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist, Pediatrics (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pathologist, Transfusion Medicine (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Physiologist (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, Airlift (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, Bomber (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, C2ISREW (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, Fighter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, General (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, Helicopter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, RPA (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, Special Operations (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, Tanker (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Pilot-Physician, Trainer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Preventive Medicine Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Preventive Medicine Officer (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Preventive Medicine Officer (Public Health) (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Preventive Medicine Physician (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Preventive Medicine Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
Preventive Medicine Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
Public Health (Air Force - Enlisted)
Public Health Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
Public Health Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Public Health Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
Public Health Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Public Health Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
Public Health Officer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Public Health Officer, Medical Entomologist (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Public Health Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Airlift (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Board eligible in emergency medicine (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Board eligible in family medicine (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Board eligible in internal medicine (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Board eligible in pediatric medicine (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Bomber (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, C2ISREW (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Fighter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, General (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Helicopter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, RPA (if Prefix P) (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Space Medical Operations Experienced (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Special Operations (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Tanker (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Residency Trained Flight Surgeon, Trainer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
Veterinary Corps Officer (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
Veterinary Preventive Medicine (Army - Commissioned Officer only)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

Infection Preventionist

DOT Crosswalk Titles

Environmental Epidemiologist

Histopathologist