Also called: Relief Worker, Program Officer (International)
Delivers food, water, shelter, and medical help in disasters and conflict zones abroad.
Sets up water distribution in a camp after an earthquake, tracks supplies on a laptop, and coordinates with local leaders about who needs help most.
Field roles include housing; danger pay in hardship posts.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's plus field experience; master's often needed to advance; languages valued.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: International Relations, Public Health, Logistics.
Growing about average. Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with logistics, but delivering water and shelter in disaster zones stays hands-on human work.
Classes: A world language, AP Human Geography, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1099.
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