Volunteering at a social service agency or a local medical office while you are still in high school is a good way to begin exploring the field of community health. This will introduce you to the challenges faced by underserved communities (e.g., poverty, lack of quality medical care, lack of access to healthy food) and allow you to meet and observe community health educators and coordinators. In college, continue this exploration by participating in internships and/or co-op experiences at community health employers.
The Association for Schools and Programs of Public Health offers a Web site, This is Public Health (https://aspph.org/student-journey), that provides information on education and careers in public health.
Talk to CHPCs about their work to discover the pros and cons of the field, typical educational paths, key skills for success, and other information that will help you to decide if this career is a good fit for your interests and abilities. You should also try to job-shadow a coordinator. Ask your health teacher and school counselor for help setting up these career exploration opportunities.
- Accountants
- Addiction Therapists
- Adult Day Care Coordinators
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
- Arbitrators
- Auditors
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Behavioral Health Technicians
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Cancer Registrars
- Cardiologists
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Child Life Specialists
- Client Services Managers
- Clinic Managers
- Clinical Data Managers
- Clinical Research Coordinators
- Collection Workers
- Community Health Nurses
- Community Health Workers
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Compliance Managers
- Conflict Resolution Specialists
- Contact Tracers
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Corporate Lawyers
- Corporate Librarians
- Cost Estimators
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Cultural Advisers
- Customer Service Directors
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customs Brokers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Decision Scientists
- Dietetic Technicians
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Security
- Directors of Telehealth
- Directors of Volunteers
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Entrepreneurs
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Event Planners
- Executive Recruiters
- Fashion Models' Agents
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Franchise Owners
- Futurists
- Geriatric Care Managers
- Geriatric Nurses
- Geriatric Psychiatrists
- Geriatric Social Workers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Grief Therapists
- Health Advocates
- Health Care Consultants
- Health Care Insurance Navigators
- Health Care Managers
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Health Data Analysts
- HIV/AIDS Counselors and Case Managers
- Home Health Care Aides
- Home Health Care and Hospice Nurses
- Hospice Workers
- Hospitalists
- Human Resources Managers
- Human Services Workers
- Informatics Nurse Specialists
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Executives
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Medical Ethicists
- Medical Record Technicians
- Medical Secretaries
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Music Therapists
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Nonprofit Social Service Directors
- Nurse Managers
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides
- Office Administrators
- Orientation and Mobility Specialists
- Payroll Directors
- Personal Care Aides
- Product Designers
- Professional Organizers
- Project Managers
- Proposal Managers
- Psychologists
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Purchasing Agents
- Receptionists
- Recreational Therapists
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Secretaries
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Social Workers
- Space Tourism Managers
- Statisticians
- Stenographers
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Transplant Coordinators
- Tutors and Trainers
- Typists and Word Processors
- Workplace Diversity Experts