Employer Demand and Desired Skills for Public Health Graduates: Evidence From Job Postings.

IF 9.6 1区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

American journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-03 DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2024.307834

Heather Krasna

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Abstract

Objectives. To determine whether job postings from employers seeking master of public health (MPH) graduates require skills aligning with Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) competencies. Methods. I analyzed a data set of 70 343 job postings in the United States for MPH graduates from Lightcast, a data vendor that collects, cleans, and analyzes millions of job postings per year. I contrasted skills from the postings with CEPH competencies. Results. Most postings were from for-profit industry, academia and research, or hospitals and health care, with only 12% from government. The skills from job postings aligned well with CEPH competencies, but some CEPH competencies did not appear in the top skills in job postings. Conclusions. Although accredited public health degree programs provide key competencies demanded by employers, they can improve graduate employability by ensuring that their graduates also obtain specific technical skills listed in job postings. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(12):1388-1393. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307834).

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雇主对公共卫生专业毕业生的需求和期望技能：来自招聘信息的证据。

目的：确定招聘公共卫生硕士（MPH）毕业生的雇主是否需要具备与公共卫生教育委员会（CEPH）能力相一致的技能。确定寻找公共卫生硕士 (MPH) 毕业生的雇主发布的招聘信息是否要求具备与公共卫生教育委员会 (CEPH) 能力相一致的技能。方法。我分析了 Lightcast 提供的美国 70 343 个招聘 MPH 毕业生的职位信息数据集，Lightcast 是一家数据供应商，每年收集、清理并分析数百万个职位信息。我将招聘信息中的技能与 CEPH 能力进行了对比。结果。大多数招聘信息来自营利性行业、学术研究机构或医院和医疗保健机构，只有 12% 来自政府部门。招聘信息中的技能与 CEPH 的能力非常吻合，但有些 CEPH 能力并没有出现在招聘信息的首要技能中。结论。尽管经认证的公共卫生学位课程提供了雇主所需的关键能力，但它们可以通过确保毕业生同时获得招聘信息中列出的特定技术技能来提高毕业生的就业能力。(Am J Public Health.https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307834).

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American journal of public health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

9.50

自引率

3.90%

发文量

1109

审稿时长

2-4 weeks

期刊介绍： The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is dedicated to publishing original work in research, research methods, and program evaluation within the field of public health. The journal's mission is to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education.