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Epidemiologists in Missouri

Want to work as an Epidemiologists in Missouri? Here’s what the data says. Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.

What do Epidemiologists Make in Missouri?

The epidemiologists working in Missouri, the typical annual salary is $64,810 per year (or about $31.16/hour).Annual wages span from $52,730 at the 10th percentile to $96,620 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$52,730	$25.35
25th percentile	$57,470	$27.63
Median (50th)	$64,810	$31.16
75th percentile	$85,440	$41.08
90th percentile	$96,620	$46.45

The job concentration index in Missouri nationwide is 0.52, indicating fewer epidemiologists per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, epidemiologists earn a median of $87,636 per year ($42.13/hour), below the Missouri median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 184,821 epidemiologists nationwide. In Missouri alone, about 110 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 160 epidemiologists.

Top Missouri Metros for Epidemiologists

These are the Missouri metros with the most epidemiologists in Missouri.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Kansas City, MO-KS	40	$75,430
St. Louis, MO-IL	40	$79,300

Top States for Epidemiologists Employment

View the states that employ the most epidemiologists work.

State	Number Employed
California	1,590
Washington	960
Texas	940
Colorado	620
Georgia	610
Massachusetts	470
New York	460
Maryland	440
Pennsylvania	400
Florida	330
Arizona	290
Ohio	270
Michigan	260
Minnesota	260
Tennessee	240
Virginia	240
Illinois	190
Utah	180
North Carolina	180
Connecticut	160

Highest-Paying States for Epidemiologists

Where epidemiologists earn the most: epidemiologists.

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$110,240
Massachusetts	$104,920
Rhode Island	$100,820
California	$100,410
Washington	$99,930
Minnesota	$99,360
Illinois	$99,220
District of Columbia	$98,340
Tennessee	$96,910
Maryland	$94,460

Skills

Key epidemiologists skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for epidemiologists, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, epidemiologists typically:

• Communicate 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.
• Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission.
• Educate healthcare workers, patients, and the public about infectious and communicable diseases, including disease transmission and prevention.
• Monitor and report incidents of infectious diseases to local and state health agencies.
• Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
• Provide expertise in the design, management and evaluation of study protocols and health status questionnaires, sample selection, and analysis.
• Write articles for publication in professional journals.
• Identify and analyze public health issues related to foodborne parasitic diseases and their impact on public policies, scientific studies, or surveys.
• Write grant applications to fund epidemiologic research.
• Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others.
• Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.

Work Activities

• Analyzing Data or Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Working with Computers
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
• Processing Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Getting Information
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Thinking Creatively
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: ESRI ArcGIS software, Facebook In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Related college programs include:

• Public Health
• Medical Science

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Related Careers

Related occupations to epidemiologists include:

• Clinical Research Coordinators
• Health Informatics Specialists
• Microbiologists
• Geneticists
• Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
• Neuropsychologists

Also Known As

Chronic Disease Epidemiologist, Clinical Epidemiologist, Clinical Lab Scientist (Clinical Laboratory Scientist), Clinical Researcher, Communicable Diseases Specialist, Environmental Epidemiologist, Epidemiologist, Epidemiologist Researcher, Epidemiology Analyst, Epidemiology Investigator, Epidemiology Research Doctor, Histopathologist, Infection Control Coordinator, Infection Control Manager, Infection Control Nurse (ICN).

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 19-1041.00