Health Education Specialists: salary, outlook & degrees
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.
Middle half $50,620–$87,130. 65,690 jobs.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Census ACS 2020-2024 microdata, workers with at least a high school diploma; EducationGuide calculation
About 6,900 openings a year, including replacements.
BLS Employment Projections 2025-35
Considerable preparation (usually a bachelor's).
BLS; O*NET 31.0 job zone
Education workers say the job requires
O*NET 31.0 survey of workers (“required level of education”); small samples, so treat shares as approximate.
Pay by state and metro
| State | Median wage |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $104,470 |
| District of Columbia | $103,330 |
| Georgia | $99,400 |
| Pennsylvania | $80,670 |
| Minnesota | $78,400 |
| Washington | $77,420 |
| Iowa | $75,750 |
| Oregon | $75,500 |
| Rhode Island | $75,360 |
| Colorado | $74,150 |
| Wisconsin | $74,040 |
| New Jersey | $73,740 |
| GU | $73,070 |
| Alaska | $71,940 |
| New Hampshire | $69,990 |
| Vermont | $68,140 |
| Connecticut | $66,870 |
| Kentucky | $65,370 |
| Alabama | $65,210 |
| Ohio | $64,860 |
| South Carolina | $64,720 |
| Virginia | $64,040 |
| Hawaii | $63,740 |
| California | $63,610 |
| Arizona | $63,390 |
| Delaware | $63,300 |
| Kansas | $62,990 |
| West Virginia | $62,760 |
| Wyoming | $62,750 |
| New York | $62,560 |
| Oklahoma | $62,440 |
| Arkansas | $62,270 |
| Nevada | $62,120 |
| Idaho | $61,330 |
| Illinois | $60,120 |
| Utah | $59,790 |
| North Dakota | $59,650 |
| Texas | $59,340 |
| Maine | $58,300 |
| Indiana | $58,170 |
| North Carolina | $58,080 |
| New Mexico | $57,990 |
| Louisiana | $57,840 |
| Massachusetts | $57,510 |
| South Dakota | $57,370 |
| Missouri | $57,050 |
| Nebraska | $56,800 |
| Michigan | $56,360 |
| Montana | $51,200 |
| Mississippi | $51,020 |
| Tennessee | $49,630 |
| Florida | $46,360 |
| PR | $39,650 |
Largest metro areas for this job
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA$62,380
- New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ$64,110
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell GA$112,450
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV$124,590
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA$99,260
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH$62,260
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD$75,220
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX$64,050
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA$62,500
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands TX$75,350
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom CA$62,510
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater WA$78,460
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: median annual wage, all workers in the job. Metro areas: the largest by employment.
What the work takes
Top skills
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Learning Strategies
- Active Learning
Knowledge used
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Administrative
- Psychology
Work styles
- Dependability
- Empathy
- Social Orientation
- Cooperation
- Sincerity
People in this job tend to have Social (helping), Investigative (analytical), Conventional (organizing) interests.
O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0): skills and knowledge by importance; work styles; interest high points.
Health Education Specialists: questions
How much do health Education Specialists make?
Health Education Specialists earn a U.S. median $64,070 a year; the middle half earn $50,620 to $87,130 (BLS, May 2025).
Is health Education Specialists a growing field?
BLS projects growth of 5.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,900 openings a year, including replacements.
What degree do you need to be a health Education Specialist?
BLS lists the typical entry education as bachelor's degree. In O*NET's survey, 35% of workers say a bachelor's or higher is required.
How much do health Education Specialists make in Florida?
The median in Florida is $46,360 a year (BLS, May 2025), compared with $64,070 nationally.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35); O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Census Bureau ACS microdata. SOC 21-1091. Method
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