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4E0X1 Public Health

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Overview

A Public Health specialist minimizes community health risks to protect personnel from illness and disease in the field and on base. The specialist educates Airmen on safety procedures, inspects food, and investigates hazardous materials and sanitary standards.

Minimum ASVAB: A 48

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: dafecd-atch4-2025-10-31 (source date 2025-10). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Skill levels: 4E011 helper · 4E031 apprentice · 4E051 journeyman · 4E071 craftsman

Core Skills

  • Food safety, defense, and facility sanitation
  • Audiogram testing and occupational examination oversight
  • Medical deployment clearance processing
  • Communicable disease prevention and medical entomology

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Occupational health examination oversight, audiogram testing, and facility sanitation experience provide a foundation for worker-health monitoring and safety documentation.

How to prepare: Target technician openings offering on-the-job training in workplace inspections and hazard testing. Technicians typically need at least a high school diploma.

What the civilian work involves
  • Maintain all required environmental records and documentation.
  • Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: PUBLIC HEALTH (4E0X1)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "PUBLIC HEALTH"; normalized cached text lines 12492-12516; explicit AFSC match for 4E0X1

    Supports: Food safety, defense, and facility sanitation, Audiogram testing and occupational examination oversight, Medical deployment clearance processing, Communicable disease prevention and medical entomology, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (O*NET 19-5012.00)

  2. O*NET: Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (O*NET 19-5012.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians

    [3] How to Become One: Education, Training, Work Experience; page dated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (O*NET 19-5012.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 4E0X1

Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 4E0X1. Each history page explains the change.

90810Public Health Helper90830Apprentice Public Health Specialist90850Public Health Specialist90870Public Health Technician90890Public Health Superintendent

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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