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. 2019 Feb 7;25(2 Suppl):S16–S25. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000932

TABLE 2. Workforce Characteristics of State Governmental SHA-CO Staff in 2017.

Estimate (95% CI)
Supervisory status
Nonsupervisor 70% (69%-70%)
Supervisor 16% (16%-17%)
Manager 11% (11%-12%)
Executive 3% (3%-3%)
Tenure in current position, y
0-5 66% (65%-67%)
6-10 15% (15%-16%)
11-15 9% (9%-10%)
16-20 5% (4%-5%)
≥21 5% (4%-5%)
Tenure in current agency, y
0-5 45% (44%-47%)
6-10 18% (17%-18%)
11-15 14% (13%-15%)
16-20 10% (9%-11%)
≥21 13% (13%-14%)
Tenure in public health practice, y
0-5 32% (31%-33%)
6-10 19% (18%-19%)
11-15 15% (14%-15%)
16-20 13% (12%-13%)
≥21 22% (22%-23%)
Tenure in management, y
0-5 35% (31%-40%)
6-10 22% (19%-25%)
11-15 17% (16%-19%)
16-20 12% (10%-13%)
≥21 14% (13%-15%)
Educational attainment
No college degree 14% (14%-15%)
Associates 11% (11%-12%)
Bachelors 35% (34%-36%)
Masters 31% (31%-32%)
Doctoral 8% (8%-8%)
Any degree in public health (any level) 19% (18%-19%)
Job classification
Administrative 44% (43%-44%)
Clinical and lab 16% (15%-16%)
Public health sciences 37% (36%-38%)
Social sciences and all other 4% (4%-5%)

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.