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Infection preventionist jobs in Nebraska

open infection preventionist jobs in Nebraska at . BLS measures a median of $40.02 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in Nebraska) for epidemiologists here.

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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the infection preventionist jobs are in Nebraska

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What infection preventionists earn in Nebraska

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Nebraska

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Nebraska, May 2025

$40.02/hr ($83,240 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in Nebraska)

Median for epidemiologists, against $41.93 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists, national) for the whole US; 80 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Epidemiologists in Nebraska) employed in Nebraska.

Hourly wages in Nebraska, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Epidemiologists (19-1041)$30.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists)$32.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists)$40.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists)$46.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists)$50.57 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists)80 (source: BLS OEWS, Epidemiologists)
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$31.74 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses)$38.09 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses)$40.74 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses)$47.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses)$51.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses)24,720 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses)

By metro area

  • Lincoln, NE$35.13/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lincoln, NE) · 40 (source: BLS OEWS, Lincoln, NE) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Epidemiologists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

What allied health jobs in Nebraska offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring infection preventionists in Nebraska

What the job takes

Usually an RN license or a public health or lab science degree, with clinical experience.

  • Certification

    Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC)

    Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

Infection preventionist jobs in Nebraska: common questions

How much do infection preventionists make in Nebraska?

Too few open infection preventionist jobs in Nebraska post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $40.02/hr ($83,240 a year) for epidemiologists in Nebraska (May 2025), against $41.93 nationally, 19th highest of 43 states and territories.

Where in Nebraska are the most infection preventionist jobs?

Omaha (2), Alliance (1), Fairbury (1) and Lincoln (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring infection preventionists in Nebraska?

By open jobs on this board: Box Butte General Hospital (1), Bryan Health (1) and Children's Nebraska (1). In all, 5 employers have infection preventionist jobs open in Nebraska.

Are infection preventionists in demand in Nebraska?

5 infection preventionist jobs are open in Nebraska today at 5 employers on this board, about 63 for every 1,000 infection preventionists employed there (BLS counts 80, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of epidemiologists to grow 18.7% over 2025-2035.

Which allied health jobs in Nebraska want bilingual staff?

3 of the open allied health jobs here say so in their own posting: Community Health Worker at Bluestem Health (Bilingual: Spanish. ...interviewing/health coaching preferred. Written and oral fluency in Spanish and...); Community Health Worker at East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center (Bilingual: Spanish. ...transportation and willingness to travel throughout assigned areas. Bilingual...); Quality Community Health Worker - Remote in Nebraska at UnitedHealth Group (Bilingual. ...use disorders Community Health Worker training and/or certification Bilingual in English and...).

Which allied health jobs in Nebraska hire with no experience?

1 of the open allied health jobs here says so in its own posting: Sleep Technician Trainee - night shift at Bryan Health.

Which allied health jobs in Nebraska train you with pay?

1 of the open allied health jobs here says so in its own posting: Sleep Technician Trainee - night shift at Bryan Health.

Which allied health jobs in Nebraska hire before you are certified?

1 of the open allied health jobs here says so in its own posting: EEG Assistant at Boys Town (CNA certification preferred.).

Which allied health jobs in Nebraska offer a sign-on bonus?

2 of the open allied health jobs here say so in their own posting: Child Life Specialist - Multiple Openings + Bonus at Children's Nebraska ($2,000 sign-on bonus); EEG Tech at CommonSpirit Health ($4,800 sign-on bonus).

Which allied health jobs in Nebraska offer relocation assistance?

10 of the open allied health jobs here say so in their own posting: Optometrist -Full Time -New grad incentive + Relocation Allowance! -Hastings, Nebraska at Eye-to-Eye (Optometrist -Full Time -New grad incentive + Relocation Allowance! -Hastings, Nebraska . Optometrist -...); Optometrist -Full Time -New grad incentive + Relocation Allowance! -North Platte, Nebraska at Eye-to-Eye (Optometrist -Full Time -New grad incentive + Relocation Allowance! -North Platte, Nebraska . Optometrist -...); Optometrist -Full Time -New grad incentive + Relocation Allowance! -Omaha, Nebraska at Eye-to-Eye (Optometrist -Full Time -New grad incentive + Relocation Allowance! -Omaha, Nebraska . Optometrist - Full...). Every such job in Nebraska.

What do you need to work as an infection preventionist in Nebraska?

Usually an RN license or a public health or lab science degree, with clinical experience. Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC) (Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Nebraska's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Which hospitals hiring infection preventionists in Nebraska have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring infection preventionists in Nebraska, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): Bellevue Medical Center in Bellevue (Nebraska Medicine, 4 of 5, 78% said nurses always communicated well), Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney (Bryan Health, 4 of 5, 78% said nurses always communicated well), Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance (Box Butte General Hospital, 4 of 5, 76% said nurses always communicated well) and The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha (Nebraska Medicine, 4 of 5, 75% said nurses always communicated well); Nebraska's rated hospitals average 3.5 stars. Every Nebraska hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Which home health agencies hiring infection preventionists in Nebraska have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring infection preventionists in Nebraska, the home health agencies Medicare rates highest for quality of patient care (Sep 2026): Brookestone Home Health & Hospice in Gering (Vetter Senior Living, 3.5 of 5), Brookestone Home Health & Hospice in Kearney (Vetter Senior Living, 3 of 5), Brookestone Home Health & Hospice in North Platte (Vetter Senior Living, 3 of 5) and Brookestone Home Health Care in Elkhorn (Vetter Senior Living, 2.5 of 5); Nebraska's rated agencies average 3.4 stars. Every Nebraska home health agency hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Which hospices hiring infection preventionists in Nebraska do families rate best?

Of the employers hiring infection preventionists in Nebraska, in Medicare's survey of patients' families: Brookestone Home Health & Hospice in Gering (Vetter Senior Living, 83% said the team always communicated well, 4 stars), Brookestone Home Health & Hospice in Kearney (Vetter Senior Living, 82% said the team always communicated well, 4 stars) and Brookestone Home Health & Hospice in North Platte (Vetter Senior Living, 79% said the team always communicated well); Nebraska's middle hospice: 81.5%. Hospices hiring now by Medicare's family survey. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Nebraska, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Nebraska, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1041), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Epidemiologists, national, published 15 May 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Epidemiologists by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  6. Certified in infection prevention and control (CIC): Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Infection preventionist jobs in Nebraska. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/infection-preventionist/nebraska

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