# Health Education Specialists

SOC 21-1091. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/health-education-specialists

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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $64,070 (middle half $50,620–$87,130; BLS May 2025)
- Jobs 2025-35: 5.6%; ~6.9k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $71,940
- AL: $65,210
- AR: $62,270
- AZ: $63,390
- CA: $63,610
- CO: $74,150
- CT: $66,870
- DC: $103,330
- DE: $63,300
- FL: $46,360
- GA: $99,400
- GU: $73,070
- HI: $63,740
- IA: $75,750
- ID: $61,330
- IL: $60,120
- IN: $58,170
- KS: $62,990
- KY: $65,370
- LA: $57,840
- MA: $57,510
- MD: $104,470
- ME: $58,300
- MI: $56,360
- MN: $78,400
- MO: $57,050
- MS: $51,020
- MT: $51,200
- NC: $58,080
- ND: $59,650
- NE: $56,800
- NH: $69,990
- NJ: $73,740
- NM: $57,990
- NV: $62,120
- NY: $62,560
- OH: $64,860
- OK: $62,440
- OR: $75,500
- PA: $80,670
- PR: $39,650
- RI: $75,360
- SC: $64,720
- SD: $57,370
- TN: $49,630
- TX: $59,340
- UT: $59,790
- VA: $64,040
- VT: $68,140
- WA: $77,420
- WI: $74,040
- WV: $62,760
- WY: $62,750

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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