- EssentialA role that keeps core services and infrastructure running for Colorado communities.
- Community ImpactA role with a direct, positive impact on Colorado communities.
- Growing FieldA field with above-average expected employment growth.
Public Health Career Pathways
Protect and improve community health through prevention, policy, and population-level interventions. Colorado leads in public health innovation.
Colorado School of Public Health
Tri-institutional
Spans CU Anschutz, CSU, and UNC with MPH, MS, DrPH, and PhD pathways.
CDPHE opportunities
Internships + research
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment offers student placements across agencies statewide.
State Public Health Laboratory
Lab-based science
Colorado's lab provides advanced testing, quality assurance, and workforce anchoring in disease surveillance and environmental testing.
Annual openings
23,882
Statewide across pathway roles
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Explore My Colorado Journey Career Pathways
Learn how to browse Public Health careers, compare pathway levels, and use Colorado labor-market information to plan your next step.
Explore Colorado Public Health
What to know about Public Health
A quick look, straight from Colorado’s industry data.
Generalists and Specialists
In Colorado there is a wide variety of specialist and generalist positions. Some professionals are devoted to a single area or program, such as infections disease or maternal-child health. Others may work across multiple program areas. Generalist positions are more common in smaller agencies and at leadership levels.
Diverse Solutions
Healthy communities require solutions that fit the diversity of the people and environments in those communities. People from diverse backgrounds that speak multiple languages are highly valued in public health. Additionally, public health agencies often seek to hire people who are rooted in the communities those agencies serve. Sometimes, lived experience in priority communities can be just as valuable as educational achievement.
A Variety of Jobs
More information about the industry is available at the American Public Health Association website or in a A Guide to Public Health Careers. Find public health jobs in Colorado through the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials (CALPHO) job board.
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