Builds the data systems that let health departments see disease trends in real time.
Connects hospital lab reports to the state's disease database, builds a dashboard of flu cases, and fixes data feeds that break.
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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 master's in public health, informatics, or computer science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Public Health, Health Informatics, Computer Science.
Growing much faster than average (about 8% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI writes code and builds dashboards; connecting messy hospital systems and keeping data flowing stay human.
Classes: AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1211.
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