Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-1725: Public Health Educator Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-220), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Professional and Scientific Positions."
Degree: health education, health management, education, sociology, community
development, social work, or educational psychology.
For positions with the Public Health Service at GS-9 and above,
at least 1 academic year of the total amount of graduate study required must have been in a school of
public health accredited by the American Public Health Association. Professional experience must have
been in the field of public health education, community organization, or social work. Combinations of
such graduate level education and professional experience are also acceptable.
Specialized experience for all positions in this series may have been gained working with State and local
health departments, with national and local voluntary agencies, organizing community groups to study
health problems and methods of disease prevention, coordinating mass health programs, and evaluating
and improving health education programs.
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