Employment Prospects
Employers
Contact tracers are employed by state, county, and local health departments, federal agencies such as the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention; nonprofit health care organizations such as the Boston-based Partners In Health; and colleges and universities.
Starting Out
Some people land full-time contact tracing jobs after participating in internships during college. Others contact state and local health department directly (or visit their Web sites) to learn about job openings. You can also go to the CDC Foundation's Web site, https://www.cdcfoundation.org/jobs, and USA Jobs (https://www.usajobs.gov), the official Web site of the federal government, to learn about openings.
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