Also called: Quarantine Station Officer
Works at one of about 20 CDC quarantine stations at major airports and border crossings, responding to sick travelers and risky imports.
Gets a call that a passenger on an overseas flight has a high fever and a rash. You meet the plane, assess the traveler with medical staff, decide whether isolation is needed and help contact other passengers. Other days you check imported animal products or dog shipments and train airport staff.
Estimate; federal GS pay scale.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or MPH in public health, nursing or a science; public health or emergency experience helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Public Health, Nursing, Biology.
Growing about average. Small federal program; hiring depends on budgets.
Low risk for 10 years. Data tools help track travelers, but airport responses and judgment calls stay human.
Classes: Biology, Geography, A world language.
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