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
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	$34.19/hr	$1.13/hr	$24.18/hr	$28.04/hr	$33.80/hr	$40.10/hr	$46.91/hr
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.

Other Regional Data For Health Education Specialists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,590 $27.85/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 130 $24.34/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 70 $28.27/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 70 $25.65/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 60 $29.83/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 60 $26.74/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 60 $28.97/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 40 $21.25/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 20 $22.91/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 20 $25.30/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A $33.80/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$28.05/hr	N/A
Instructional Coordinators	80	$34.85/hr	N/A

• 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.