Concentration

[fxdupprincess]

Hi, I was wondering if you had any advice for me about what concentration to go into?

I'm interested in environmental, biostats isn't bad, and I might like epi.

How hard is it to get a job in these fields?

Comments

Bureau of Labor Statistics data for these jobs

[statzman]

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos310.htm
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos311.htm

[brbrbrad]

Unless you tell us more about yourself, your interests, your background, what motivates you, etc., I'm afraid we can't really tell you much more than the bls.gov pages linked by statzman above.

[twoandfive]

It depends on where you want to get a job. But, no matter where you are, if you want to work in public health working with the community, Spanish fluency is becoming a must. I got my MPH with a concentration in Health Promotion, and the job market is rough if you don't know the language. It is similar for Health Care Administration. If you stick with the more science-based fields (environmental, biostats, epi) you should be fine speaking English only. Whatever you do, start looking at what jobs are out there right now in the area you plan to work. That will tell you a lot about what concentration to choose. If you go into biostats or epi, I would suggest looking for a job at a major institutions, as these establishments are more likely to be hiring these positions to work with data. For environmental you could look for local county goverments. The best thing you can do to increase your chances of employment post graduation is to get an internship during your graduate program. This will open the most doors for you.