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Health Educators in The United States
(Educadores en materia de salud)
Health Educators -- Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments. May also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
| SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) | 21-1091.00 |
| Career Interests | SE |
| Minimum education required | (Bachelor) Bachelor's degree |
| Minimum work experience required | (None) None |
| Job training required | (None) None |
| Growth Outlook (projected percentage growth in jobs per year from 2018-2028) | 1.03 (moderate growth) |
| Current number of workers in USA (2018) | 62,100 |
| Projected number of workers in USA (2028) | 68,500 |
| Average Annual Openings in USA (2018-2028) | 8,000 |
| Average entry-level annual salary in USA (2019) | $32,890 |
| Average annual salary for all workers in USA (2019) | $60,500 |
| Average experienced-worker annual salary for all workers in USA (2019) | $98,680 |
| Career Cluster | Education & Training (Educación y entrenamiento) |
| Major Occupational Group | Community and Social Services |
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