Engineers
In recent years, USPHS has received overwhelming interest in career opportunities. To manage the current volume of applications amidst organizational changes, it was necessary for us to focus our efforts on professions and positions of most need. As of May 2012 – and until further notice – the Commissioned Corps is not accepting new application packets for this profession. Please refer to the Application
Process Change: Focus on Existing Applicant Pool PDF for more information, and check the Web site or Facebook page for future updates.
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Being an engineer officer in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps means you're serving on the front lines of public health. Whether it is designing and constructing water and sewage systems for underserved populations, evaluating medical devices and electronic products, responding to natural disasters and other emergencies, conducting workplace safety research, managing environmental health risks, overseeing the construction of health care and research complexes, or designing healthy buildings, you can choose to serve your country in a wide variety of specializations, including chemical, electrical, mechanical, civil, biomedical, computer, and environmental engineering disciplines. As part of a national team of committed health care professionals, you’ll enjoy leadership opportunities, excellent benefits, and work/life balance, all while improving the health of our Nation.
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“For almost 100 years, the technical and managerial skills of U.S. Public Health Service Engineers have led to innovative solutions that significantly improved the health of Americans. However, there are still many health-related issues that need to be addressed by engineers willing to take up the challenge of protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of our Nation.”
Rear Admiral Sven E. Rodenbeck
Chief Engineer Officer,
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
For the most part, Commissioned Corps officers enjoy the same benefits as their counterparts in their sister uniform services. Among the many benefits officers receive are:
- Competitive starting pay that increases with promotions and years of service
- Loan repayment potential
- Health care and dental care for officers at no cost
- Low-cost health care and dental care for your family
- Healthcare benefits continue during retirement
- Low-cost group life insurance
- Thirty days of paid vacation per year – beginning the first year
- Paid sick leave, maternity leave, and Federal holidays
- Retirement plan with benefits elegibility beginning after 20 years of service
- Thrift Savings Plan (retirement saving and investment plan similar to 401(k))
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