Career Services
Class of 2008 Employment Report
UC Berkeley School of Public Health alumni work in a variety of disciplines and environments upon graduation. Below is a sample of the job titles and employment sectors in which some of last year's graduates are employed. This information is based on a survey of the 2008 class of students receiving graduate degrees from UC Berkeley School of Public Health (49% participation). Employment sectors vary by degree and concentration. Of those graduates who responded to the survey 13% were continuing education in medical school, PhD program, etc.
Employment Sector:
| Research (University/Institute) | 34% |
| Health Care System (Hospital/HMO) | 26% |
| Nonprofit (CBO, Nat'l Assoc, or NGO) | 24% |
| Consulting Firm | 5% |
| County/City Health Agency | 5% |
| State Health Agency | 2% |
| Federal Health Agency | 2% |
| Other Corporation | 2% |
Employment Summary:
| Employment sector | Job title |
| Consulting Firm | Research Associate Senior Analyst |
| County/City Health Agency | Epidemiologist Health Services Consultant |
| Federal Health Agency | Cancer Prevention Fellow |
| Health Care System (Hospital/HMO) | Administrative Fellow (2) Emergency Physician Environmental Health And Safety Specialist Fellow General Surgery Resident, Clinical Research Managerial Consultant Prevention Analyst Social Worker |
| Nonprofit (CBO, Nat'l Asoc, or NGO) | Communication Coordinator Health Information Systems Coordinator New Business Development Manager Program Coordinator, Health Systems Initiative Program Officer Research Assistant Research Associate SPS Research Fellow |
| Other Corporation | Script Writer And Film Producer |
| Research (University/Institute) | Adjunct Assistant Professor Data Analyst GSR Postdoctoral Fellow (2) Post-Doctoral Researcher Program Evaluator/ Policy Analyst Programmer Research Assistant (2) Research Associate Scientist |
| State Health Agency | CSTE Fellow |