Workforce Trends in Public Health

Health Sciences is one of the best paying and fastest growing career pathways. This pathway prepares students to be successful in our local job market, as 45% of jobs that pay a family wage in Southwest Washington require a credential and STEM literacy.

Below is a list of some of the careers that the Public Health pathway at Henrietta Lacks prepares students to pursue. The Public Health pathway falls under OSPI’s Health Science: Biotechnology Research and Development pathway cluster. When available the projected growth rate of these potential Public Health careers and their average salaries in Washington are also listed; when not available, national numbers are used. This list was last updated in Summer of 2021.

References

1. CareerOnestop

2. https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/occupations

3. Salary.com