Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities: Basic Job Description: Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy 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: 41,830 USD

Education: Health educators promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. ... They may also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

Demand or need for this profession: Employment of health educators and community health workers is projected to grow 13 percent from 2014 to 2024, faster than the average for all occupations. Growth will be driven by efforts to improve health outcomes and to reduce healthcare costs by teaching people healthy habits and behaviors and explaining how to use available healthcare services.