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Health Education Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$64,070
United States, 2025
Employment
65,690
United States, 2025
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career 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.
- O*NET code
- 21-1091.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$42,990
25th percentile
$50,620
75th percentile
$87,130
90th percentile
$118,200
Most important skills
- Speaking4.1
- Active Listening4.1
- Writing4.1
- Learning Strategies4.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
- Active Learning3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Coordination3.6
- Instructing3.4
- Time Management3.4
- Service Orientation3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 21 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
21
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Coordination | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Instructing | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Health Education SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | $124,590 | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | $112,450 | 2,580 | 2025 |
| MD | $104,470 | 2,220 | 2025 |
| DC | $103,330 | 680 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $102,680 | 60 | 2025 |
| GA | $99,400 | 3,210 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $99,260 | 1,850 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | $94,870 | 60 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | $87,370 | 40 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | $87,190 | 70 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $84,070 | 430 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $83,200 | 60 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $81,630 | 130 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,990 | 770 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | $80,960 | 140 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | $80,850 | 50 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | $80,840 | 50 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | $80,820 | 150 | 2025 |
| PA | $80,670 | 2,690 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $80,060 | 450 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.