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
EDR 1 - Northwest	N/A	3	N/A	$3.16/hr	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,470 $27.50/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 140 $24.20/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 90 $30.07/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 40 $18.19/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 40 $29.65/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 40 $27.79/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 30 $29.30/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 10 $24.27/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 10 - Southeast N/A $31.06/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Instructional Coordinators	40	$27.95/hr	N/A
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	N/A	N/A	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.