Thursday, September 1, 2011

What area in working for the federal government can a major in Health Science/Public Health be


What area in working for the federal government can a major in Health Science/Public Health be?
I am majoring in Health Science, concentration in Health Services Administration. I checked out the Occupational Outlook online and it states that medical and health services managers can work for the federal government for an earning of $87,200. What kind of job would this be? Would it be at best for me to get a masters in Public Health?
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You can get a list of Health Services Administration jobs in the government at the source below, just use the search job tab. You can get a list of student or intern positions at jobsearch.studentjobs.gov site (see sources) To search an entire occupation group enter only the first two digits ( try 06) Salaries in the $87K or higher are mostly GS-13 equivalent or higher. These are usually promotions for people who have at least one year specialized experience or equivalent at the next lower GS level. Your best bet if your in college or fresh out of college is to come into the federal government through a intern program. If your position is in a critical field you can often get signing bonuses which you keep if you stand for a designated period and you spend your first years in training learning how to do your job. Some of the training may seem like BS and there a lot of government regulations which you will need to be aware which is covered in the training period. Usually after the internship, you entitled to non-competitive promotion. A Master degree or PhD can often offset the experience requirements and usually gets you started two to four level higher than if you come into the government with a BS. There are several factor you need to consider. If you consider the time you may spend getting your Master or Phd, and the fact that often the government provide training and educational opportunities to its employees and may even give you time off to attend school, the question may be not if you get a masters but do you get before or after you become a government employee. You really do have to manage your career and be willing to relocation if you want to move up in the government.

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