Public Health Laboratory Workforce Profiles
The Public Health Laboratory Workforce Profile Survey is fielded every other year to better understand the characteristics of state, territorial and local laboratory employees. The survey examines staff education and experience, as well as their opinions on recruitment, retention and engagement features at their laboratory.
Contact the Quality Systems and Analytics team: [email protected]
About the Workforce Profile Survey
The Public Health Laboratory Workforce Profile Survey is part of our wider collection of Public Health Laboratory Studies, and aims to provide a deeper understanding the public health laboratory community. The survey was first launched in 2016, with subsequent surveys in 2022 and 2024. Future surveys will be fielded every other year. With this regular cadence, we are able to capture trends and provide a more holistic picture of the characteristics and needs of public health laboratory employees.
The Workforce Profile Survey is an anonymous electronic survey distributed through convenience sampling, and all questions are optional. Explore the participation dashboard below to see response rates across all states:
Explore Workforce Trends
View the dashboard below to explore trends and insights from the APHL Workforce Profile Survey. You can filter the data by year and workforce characteristics to examine trends and group comparisons.
Survey Results and Resources
Below you can find summary reports, tools and briefs developed with Workforce Profile data.
Survey Summaries
- 2024 Workforce Profiles Summary
- Comparison of the 2022 and 2016 Workforce Profiles Surveys
- 2016 APHL Workforce Profiles Survey Summary