What is the average salary of a public health professional?
Because public health professionals work in such a wide variety of settings and are often work in multi-disciplinary capacities, the salaries vary significantly from job to job. There is currently no national data available to ASPH on the average starting salary that is representative of what a graduate can expect. However, career offices of schools of public health may be able to provide this information for their graduates. Another resource to identify current salaries is http://www.publichealthjobs.net/. Where do graduates of schools of public health find jobs? Students from Schools of Public Health have gone on to a variety of different fields after graduation. The following are statistics for 2007-2008 graduates: • 23% moved into a hospital or other health care setting • 15% work for the federal, state, or local government. • 15% remained in a university or college setting, working as faculty or staff • 13% are continuing their academic training • 9% are with industrial or commerc
