DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,170	252	$28.56/hr	$0.57/hr	$18.99/hr	$22.29/hr	$27.82/hr	$34.38/hr	$39.81/hr
U S	58,590	996	$29.39/hr	$0.44/hr	$15.97/hr	$19.90/hr	$26.82/hr	$36.45/hr	$47.93/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Health Education Specialists Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 1,410 $27.57/hr Professional and Business Services 280 $29.15/hr Public Administration 280 $28.57/hr Financial Activities 30 $37.23/hr

Other Regional Data For Health Education Specialists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 2,170 $27.82/hr 9.4% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,590 $27.85/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,470 $27.50/hr 10.3% Central Minnesota 150 $29.71/hr 11.2% Northeast Minnesota 140 $24.20/hr 6.7% Duluth MN-WI MSA 130 $24.34/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 70 $25.65/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 70 $28.27/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 70 $20.21/hr 8.2% St Cloud MN MSA 60 $29.83/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 60 $28.97/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 60 $26.74/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 50 $27.66/hr 4.3% Northwest Balance of State 40 $21.25/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 20 $25.30/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 20 $22.91/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A $31.06/hr 8.0% Rochester MN MSA N/A $33.80/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Instructional Coordinators	3,860	$36.24/hr	4.5%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	2,570	$28.13/hr	1.6%

• Plans and provides educational opportunities for health personnel.
• Collaborates with health specialists and civic groups to ascertain community health needs, determine availability of services, and to develop goals.
• Promotes health discussions in schools, industry, and community agencies.
• Prepares and disseminates educational and informational materials.
• Develops and maintains cooperation between public, civic, professional, and voluntary agencies.
• Conducts community surveys to ascertain health needs, develop desirable health goals, and determine availability of professional health services.