DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

21-1091 Health Education Specialists

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,470187$28.52/hr$0.77/hr$19.23/hr$22.02/hr$27.50/hr$34.47/hr$40.07/hr
Minnesota 2,170252$28.56/hr$0.57/hr$18.99/hr$22.29/hr$27.82/hr$34.38/hr$39.81/hr
U S 58,590996$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services890$26.48/hr
Public Administration150$30.13/hr
Financial Activities30$36.88/hr
Other Regional Data For Health Education Specialists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
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%
Northwest Minnesota 70 $20.21/hr 8.2%
Southwest Minnesota 50 $27.66/hr 4.3%
Southeast Minnesota N/A $31.06/hr 8.0%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Instructional Coordinators2,690$37.34/hr5.4%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary1,230$29.81/hr2.3%
Tasks for Health Education Specialists