Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to global health programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Global Health · CIP 26.0509 · 3 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 26.0509 Infectious Disease and Global Health, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps global health programs to 3 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Hospital Administrator, Epidemiologist and Medical Scientist. BLS median pay across them runs from $87,220 (Epidemiologist) to $123,860 (Hospital Administrator) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs global health programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Administrator | $123,860 | 597,080 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Medical Scientist | $103,410 | 172,340 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Epidemiologist | $87,220 | 12,090 | Master's Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Medical Scientist, one of the global health jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
Speaking · Critical Thinking · Social Perceptiveness
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 26.0509Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, and the public.
Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.
Complex Problem Solving · Judgment and Decision Making · Reading Comprehension
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 26.0509Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
Writing · Speaking · Science
Mapped from CIP 26.0509Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
Searches this page answers include “what can you do with a global health degree”, “what can i do with a global health degree”, “what can you do with a masters in global health” (Ahrefs, U.S.).
