Train me, pay me. I will become a contact tracer.

[shockey80]

There are millions of people like myself who are out of work. Why not put us to work doing something that will help us control the virus.

Oh, I forgot. You need a president with a brain to be able to put in place a federal, national plan creating a contact tracer work force.

I am not bragging, I could do a better job than Trump. So could you.

[Merlot]

1. Something like that could be done at the state level

[woodsprite]

2. Yes, either Carney is planning or is already doing this for DE.

Don't know if it's gotten off the ground yet.

[shockey80]

6. They need funding, the states are broke.

[cayugafalls]

3. Depending on your state or city it may already be in the works.

Check online with a google search "contact tracer YOURSTATE"

It looks like there are quite a few jobs here in Texas and in several other states as well.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. My state is hiring them.

[mopinko]

5. a bit late to the party. bloomie is already on it.

last i heard he was ramping up as fast as he could.

[Ellipsis]

7. Wisconsin is hiring @$20 an hour... work from home.

Full time LTE for six months.

[Mme. Defarge]

8. Best of luck with that!

Actually, it’s given me an idea for new mystery series.

[terip64]

9. I am going to complete this training for free:

I figure I will understand it better and be ready if I end up needing a job!


https://www.coursera.org/learn/covid-19-contact-tracing?edocomorp=covid-19-contact-tracing

[Tanuki]

10. Try this:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/how-to-apply-contact-tracer-work-remotely-with-benefits-2020-5%3famp

..."The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls contact tracing "part of a multipronged approach" to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

A contact tracer in NYC can make a $57,000 salary with benefits and work remotely.

The organization Contrace Public Health Corps is helping connect states, health departments, and companies with Americans who want to become contact tracers.

The fully remote job pays between $17 and $22 an hour and offers benefits to full-time employees. Qualifications for the position include a high-school diploma or equivalent and "excellent" organizational and communication skills. Preference is given to nurses and others with experience in public health, according to the job posting."...(more at link)

[MissB]

11. Check with your county health department

It’s being done at the local level here.

[brooklynite]

12. Here you go...

Among the initiatives to hire contact tracers now underway:

In New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo last week announced that the state will hire up to 17,000 tracers as part of a reopening strategy in coordination with Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins University.

New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has partnered with the Fund for Public Health in New York City to hire its own corps of contact tracers. Successful applicants will earn a salary of $65,000.

In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has said he wants 10,000 contact tracers investigating webs of transmission throughout the state.

Massachusetts recently announced plans to recruit 1,000 individuals to conduct contact tracing activities, in concert with Boston nonprofit Partners in Health. Its job description cites the need for "excellent interpersonal skills" and "the ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress." While fluency in English is required, the ability to speak a second is also valuable, according to the job posting. The job's salary is not advertised.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is also advertising openings for contact trainers, who can expect to earn up to $15 per hour for their work. Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma, excellent interpersonal skills and more.

In Washington, D.C., Contrace Public Health Corps, a social enterprise, is helping local and state agencies screen and train people who want to become contact tracers (To be considered, apply here.)

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee last month said he expected roughly 1,500 contact tracers to be working in the state by mid-May.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/contact-tracing-jobs-covid/