Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities:

A health educator promotes, maintains, and improves individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt health behaviors. May also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals, or the community and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

Salary:

The median annual health educator salary is $59,194 as of September 30, 2017. With a range usually between $51, 719 - $66,516. However this can vary widely depending on a variety of factors. For instance education, experience, etc.

Education:

The required education a health educator needs is a bachelor’s degree or higher in health education, public health education or health promotion. Other requirements include a pass certified health education specialist exam. Also projected health (12% for health educators.)

Demand for this Profession:

Demands for this profession vary. Although  they typically have a high school diploma.

Reflection:

I don’t think I would like to become a health educator because it was never an option.