ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the job market for students and professionals seeking to work in the field of global health, defined broadly and encompassing both international and domestic local-global activities. It describes the types of global health jobs available, ways to enter the job market, and types of global health-relevant training offered by academic institutions and sought by employers. The chapter focuses on job opportunities and the overall landscape for individuals from high income countries (HICs) who seek work abroad that is largely either located in lower or middle income countries (LMICs) or pertaining to development efforts in LMICs. Baker's landmark and original work describes jobs and explores the many perspectives and extent of career opportunities within international and global health work. The global health workforce need–placement juncture becomes a sensitive metric for current training programmes to meet existing job market demands via competencies and assessment.
