Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Some duties and responsibilities that health educators need are

• Collaborate with health specialists to determine community health needs
• Develop and promote health programs
• Provide program information to the public
• Guide agencies and organizations of health needs

Salary:

The average annual salary of a health educator is $41,830 USD.

Education:

A bachelor’s degree or higher in health education, public or promotion health is also required. To become a health educator you also need to pass the certified health education specialist exam.

Demand or need of profession:

5 in 10 health educators work in health care and social assistance and an additional 2 out of 10 work in the state or government. Employment of health educators is expected to grow 26 percent.

Reflection:

I would not like to be a health educator because I am not really good at explaining any subject. Although I have an A for health i typically don’t remember much of the health components and probably would not be able to educate people about health.