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Also called certified health education specialist, early breastfeeding care specialist, education specialist and health promotion specialist.
$64,070
Median pay a year
65,690
People do this work
6
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Health Education Specialist
Summary
Health Education Specialist providing and managing programs that promote healthy lifestyles for individuals and communities, utilizing data to assess needs and collaborating with various stakeholders to implement effective health initiatives
Experience
Health Education Specialist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Prepared and distributed health education materials, such as reports and visual aids, to address public health concerns
Developed and maintained cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care
Maintained databases, mailing lists, and telephone networks to facilitate the functioning of health education programs
Documented activities and recorded information, such as the numbers of applications completed and presentations conducted
Developed and presented health education and promotion programs, including training workshops and community presentations
Collaborated with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and develop goals for meeting those needs
Supervised professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals
Planning programs, Maintaining social services records, Presenting social services information, Providing educational materials, Collecting community health information, Assessing community needs, Evaluating counseling effectiveness
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Prepared and distributed health education materialsDeveloped and maintained cooperative relationships with agenciesMaintained databases and mailing lists for programsDocumented activities and recorded relevant informationDeveloped and presented health education programsCollaborated with specialists to assess community health needs
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Prepared and distributed health education materials, ensuring accessibility and clarity for diverse audiences
Maintained databases and mailing lists to support program outreach and engagement
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Show how the materials improved community understanding of health topics
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Prepared and distributed health education materials that increased awareness of vaccination benefits for diverse audiences
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Increased awareness of vaccination benefitsHelped reduce misconceptions about smokingEnhanced community engagement in health programs
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Maintained databases and mailing lists to support program outreach and engagement
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Updated weekly to reflect new contactsReviewed monthly for accuracy and relevanceMaintained daily for program efficiency
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Developing tools
Planning programs
Maintaining social services records
Presenting social services information
Providing educational materials
Collecting community health information
Assessing community needs
Evaluating counseling effectiveness
Developing educational policies
Developing educational programs
Writing grant proposals
Preparing proposals or applications
The work itself
What a Health Education Specialist does
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Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
What it pays
How much does a Health Education Specialist make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$50,620
Median
$64,070
75th percentile
$87,130
About 65,690 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$61,520
$71,940
$81,750
AL
$45,500
$65,210
$78,760
AR
$44,390
$62,270
$81,700
AZ
$48,210
$63,390
$84,020
CA
$54,850
$63,610
$85,000
CO
$57,490
$74,150
$98,740
CT
$62,270
$66,870
$88,720
DC
$74,470
$103,330
$132,620
DE
$49,510
$63,300
$76,530
FL
$29,990
$46,360
$64,950
GA
$66,770
$99,400
$133,720
HI
$49,380
$63,740
$73,680
IA
$58,510
$75,750
$85,260
ID
$56,160
$61,330
$71,400
IL
$49,670
$60,120
$77,100
IN
$44,650
$58,170
$79,360
KS
$50,920
$62,990
$79,130
KY
$58,450
$65,370
$79,650
LA
$45,550
$57,840
$74,900
MA
$43,100
$57,510
$85,740
MD
$65,850
$104,470
$140,670
ME
$49,510
$58,300
$66,990
MI
$43,280
$56,360
$70,370
MN
$60,190
$78,400
$99,130
MO
$49,580
$57,050
$75,640
MS
$40,960
$51,020
$69,610
MT
$37,620
$51,200
$62,760
NC
$48,730
$58,080
$74,670
ND
$48,250
$59,650
$75,640
NE
$46,520
$56,800
$71,220
NH
$52,320
$69,990
$91,580
NJ
$58,530
$73,740
$115,420
NM
$44,430
$57,990
$72,700
NV
$45,890
$62,120
$85,690
NY
$51,600
$62,560
$77,560
OH
$47,300
$64,860
$81,810
OK
$50,130
$62,440
$83,540
OR
$66,420
$75,500
$94,870
PA
$58,530
$80,670
$98,010
PR
$35,180
$39,650
$46,530
RI
$56,570
$75,360
$98,240
SC
$50,550
$64,720
$86,820
SD
$54,350
$57,370
$72,780
TN
$40,690
$49,630
$69,470
TX
$48,180
$59,340
$81,370
UT
$50,340
$59,790
$82,850
VA
$51,980
$64,040
$93,040
VT
$61,960
$68,140
$81,640
WA
$64,040
$77,420
$84,600
WI
$61,950
$74,040
$84,960
WV
$50,190
$62,760
$83,150
WY
$57,140
$62,750
$72,270
Other names
Other names for this job
certified health education specialist, early breastfeeding care specialist, education specialist, health promotion specialist, healthcare specialist, lactation specialist, lamaze international breastfeeding support specialist, public health specialist, basic life support instructor, behavioral health educator, bls instructor, breastfeeding educator.
More names for this work
breastfeeding peer counselor, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid instructor, cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructor, certified breastfeeding educator, CBE, certified diabetes educator, certified lactation counselor, CLC, certified lactation educator, clinical educator, clinical instructor, clinical nurse educator, clinical trial educator, community educator, community health consultant, community health education coordinator, community health educator, community health worker, CHW, cpr and first aid instructor, cpr instructor, diabetes educator, education coordinator, educator, fitness coach, health coach, health education coordinator, health educator, health screener, healthcare educator, instructor, lactation consultant, nurse educator, nutrition educator, patient care technician preceptor, pct preceptor, public health advisor, public health analyst, public health educator, public health instructor, public health officer, public health representative, public health technologist, public information officer, registered nurse educator, rn educator.
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This page is about the occupation Health Education Specialists. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.