Occupation Profile for Health Educators
Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments. May also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
Signficant Points
- 5 out of 10 health educators work in health care and social assistance and an additional 2 out of 10 work in State and local government.
- A bachelor’s degree is the minimum requirement for entry level jobs, but many employers prefer to hire workers with a master’s degree.
- Rapid job growth is expected, but the relatively small number of jobs in this occupation will limit the number of job openings.