Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

21-1091 Health Educators

Occupational Description:
Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. 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 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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	90	12	$33.06/hr	$19.90/hr	$23.87/hr	$33.50/hr	$37.29/hr	$46.72/hr

Leading Industries for Health Educators

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Financial Activities	20	$39.49/hr
Professional and Business Services	110	$40.89/hr
Education and Health Services	830	$39.58/hr
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	270	$35.10/hr

Other Regional Data for Health Educators

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	$40.54/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	20	$37.25/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	20	$36.51/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$37.08/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	30	$35.95/hr	4.3%
Southeast Balance of State	30	$36.71/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	60	$41.12/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	70	$31.25/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	80	$28.87/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	80	$32.91/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	90	$33.50/hr	8.2%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	90	$32.54/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	100	$32.54/hr	6.7%
Central Minnesota	110	$38.27/hr	11.2%
Rochester MN MSA	140	$40.01/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	170	$39.78/hr	8.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	720	$40.65/hr	10.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	770	$40.03/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,250	$38.75/hr	9.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	1,340	$83,555.26/yr	17.5%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	260	$82,660.91/yr	3.1%
Social and Community Service Managers	5,430	$41.17/hr	8.5%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$85,138.37/yr	N/A
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3,050	$106,407.54/yr	19.2%
Rehabilitation Counselors	3,020	$23.73/hr	7.1%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,540	$33.34/hr	5.6%
Residential Advisors	3,410	$24.04/hr	2.5%

Task for Health Educators

Supervise professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals.
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.
Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.
Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.
Develop and maintain health education libraries to provide resources for staff and community agencies.
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.
Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services and to develop goals for meeting needs.
Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.