What is a disease intervention specialist and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a disease intervention specialist. For example, did you know that they make an average of $19.88 an hour? That's $41,350 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 12% and produce 52,400 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreDisease Intervention SpecialistUS Average
Salary
3.2

Avg. Salary $41,350

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability Level
8.9

Growth Rate 12%

Growth Rate 0.3%

Diversity
10.0
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 1.99%

Asian 6.43%

Black or African American 16.35%

Hispanic or Latino 16.18%

Unknown 5.01%

White 54.04%

Gender

female 63.17%

male 36.83%

Age - 43
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 43
Stress Level
8.9

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity Level
8.1

Complexity Level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work Life Balance
6.2

Work Life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Disease Intervention Specialist career paths

Key steps to become a disease intervention specialist

  1. Explore disease intervention specialist education requirements

    Most common disease intervention specialist degrees

    Bachelor's

    68.6 %

    Master's

    20.7 %

    Associate

    7.7 %
  2. Start to develop specific disease intervention specialist skills

    Skills
    ascdesc
    Percentages
    ascdesc
    Patients21.06%
    Public Health12.82%
    DIS4.47%
    Disease Intervention4.32%
    Disease Control3.86%
  3. Complete relevant disease intervention specialist training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New disease intervention specialists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a disease intervention specialist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real disease intervention specialist resumes.
  4. Research disease intervention specialist duties and responsibilities

    • Manage day-to-day evolving aspects of the HHS Zika virus response.
    • Utilize NextGen and find information via NextGen EHR.
    • Chart patient information on a daily basis into eClinicalWorks EHR.
    • Assist in training and orienting others to the TB center and occasionally mentor new staff.
  5. Prepare your disease intervention specialist resume

    When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your disease intervention specialist resume.

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  6. Apply for disease intervention specialist jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a disease intervention specialist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average disease intervention specialist salary

The average Disease Intervention Specialist salary in the United States is $41,350 per year or $20 per hour. Disease intervention specialist salaries range between $29,000 and $58,000 per year.

Average Disease Intervention Specialist Salary
$41,350 Yearly
$19.88 hourly

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Disease Intervention Specialist reviews

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020
Pros

I love the flexibility and autonomy in my work. Every case is different and can present a chance to educate and assist community members. We are filling the gaps that providers are often leaving empty.

Cons

Can be stressful and frustrating. Disgruntled individuals can be emotionally exhausting. Element of personal danger/safety issues, going into the field alone to locate people or privately test strangers.


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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2020
Pros

The ability to convince clients to make informed decision with regards to knowing their status and accepting their status irrespective of the outcome. Secondly, working with PLWHIV is a job I do with passion, my joy is when I see my clients smile after some months on treatment and tell me they feel better and grateful for my services.

Cons

Disclosing results sometime is difficult but I mature in it daily.


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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros

Humanizing infections and finding epi links. Speaking on one on with the community. Phlebotomy (drawing blood). Specializing knowledge in stis. Promoting public health.

Cons

Private providers not following cdc guidelines to syphilis treatment plans ...ie inadequate treatment for patients. Angry patients - But you learn to get over taking their anger personally.


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Updated January 8, 2025

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