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Health Education Specialists

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$63,000	6700	7.0%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$63,000

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

6700

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

7.0%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Detailed Work Activities

Plan programs to address community health issues.
Provide educational materials to community members.
Develop educational programs.
Train staff members in social services skills.
Maintain social services program records.
Plan programs to address community health issues.
Present social services program information to the public.
Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
Develop educational policies.
Assess individual or community needs for educational or social services.
Maintain social services program records.
Supervise workers providing client or patient services.
Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.
Develop tools to diagnose or assess needs.
Present social services program information to the public.
Write grant proposals.
Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.
Advise others on social or educational issues.
Provide educational materials to community members.
Collect information about community health needs.
Develop tools to diagnose or assess needs.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.
Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.
Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.
Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.
Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services and to develop goals for meeting needs.
Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.
Supervise professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals.
Develop operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education objectives and services.
Provide program information to the public by preparing and presenting press releases, conducting media campaigns, or maintaining program-related Web sites.
Develop and maintain health education libraries to provide resources for staff and community agencies.
Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.
Develop, prepare, and coordinate grant applications and grant-related activities to obtain funding for health education programs and related work.
Provide guidance to agencies and organizations on assessment of health education needs and on development and delivery of health education programs.
Design and administer training programs for new employees and continuing education for existing employees.
Develop educational materials and programs for community agencies, local government, and state government.

Work Styles

Leadership

Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Achievement/Effort

Persistence

Initiative

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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