Career information and college search tools for health educators and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Schools for Health Educators are listed in the Browse Schools Section.
Career information and college search tools for health educators and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Schools for Health Educators are listed in the Browse Schools Section.
Below are the skills needed to be health educators according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Active Listening | 4.12 | 4 |
Speaking | 4.12 | 4.25 |
Writing | 4.12 | 4 |
Learning Strategies | 4 | 4.12 |
Active Learning | 3.88 | 3.62 |
Below are the abilities needed to be health educators according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Oral Expression | 4.25 | 4.38 |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4.12 |
Speech Clarity | 4 | 3.88 |
Written Comprehension | 4 | 4.25 |
Written Expression | 4 | 4.25 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be health educators according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Customer and Personal Service | 4.61 | 6.2 |
Education and Training | 4.53 | 5.34 |
English Language | 4.21 | 4.88 |
Clerical | 4.08 | 5.48 |
Psychology | 3.63 | 4.89 |
Below are the work activities involved in being health educators according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 4.8 | 5.43 |
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | 4.72 | 6.2 |
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | 4.68 | 5.71 |
Getting Information | 4.53 | 4.73 |
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | 4.52 | 5.49 |
Below are the work styles involved in being health educators according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Integrity | 4.79 | |
Cooperation | 4.72 | |
Dependability | 4.62 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.49 | |
Concern for Others | 4.41 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Health Educators jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 2,210 | $64,610 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 2,180 | $90,920 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 1,380 | $72,560 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 1,230 | $54,510 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 960 | $73,910 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 880 | $61,400 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 730 | $53,690 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson | 690 | $60,660 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 640 | $64,050 |
Olympia-Tumwater | 600 | $62,010 |
Use our handy tool to see what employment and salary numbers look like for two different metro areas
Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org
We have some additional detailed pages at the state level for Health Educators.
Numbers in parentheses are counts of relevant campus-based schools in the state; online schools may also be available.