Health Education Specialists
Role Overview
Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs. Excludes “Community Health Workers” (21-1094).
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Salary by State (top paying)
| State | Median salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $110,620 |
| Maryland | $101,090 |
| Georgia | $97,010 |
| Rhode Island | $80,390 |
| New Jersey | $78,400 |
| Minnesota | $78,080 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,020 |
| Oregon | $73,830 |
| New Hampshire | $73,580 |
| Alaska | $72,650 |
| Washington | $72,540 |
| Connecticut | $71,980 |
| Idaho | $70,070 |
| Colorado | $69,890 |
| Ohio | $68,370 |
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Median Annual Salary
$63,000
Projected Growth (10yr)
+4.5%
Avg. annual openings
7.9k
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