DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. 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 serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs. Excludes “Community Health Workers” (21-1094).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	740	39	$25.37/hr	$0.38/hr	$16.19/hr	$20.62/hr	$25.30/hr	$29.48/hr	$35.14/hr
U S	56,610	906	$25.61/hr	$0.41/hr	$13.20/hr	$17.17/hr	$23.55/hr	$32.18/hr	$41.99/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Health Educators Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 410 $25.04/hr Public Administration 230 $25.76/hr Financial Activities 40 $24.92/hr Professional and Business Services 30 $23.50/hr Other Services 20 $27.36/hr

Other Regional Data For Health Educators Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Minnesota 740 $25.30/hr 19.2% Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 480 $25.84/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 430 $25.76/hr 21.2% Central Minnesota 60 $25.88/hr 12.9% Northwest Minnesota 60 $21.49/hr 18.8% Southeast Minnesota 60 $26.41/hr 16.9% Northeast Minnesota 50 $19.69/hr 15.6% Northwest Balance of State 50 $21.64/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 50 $26.27/hr N/A Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 50 $19.04/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 40 $27.13/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 40 $27.78/hr 15.2% Rochester MN MSA 30 $25.45/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 30 $25.82/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 20 $28.72/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 20 $14.71/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 10 $27.40/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA N/A $24.03/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2010 - 2020
Teacher Assistants	30,520	$27,402/yr	6.5%
Graduate Teaching Assistants	3,560	$38,140/yr	14.1%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	2,220	$25.31/hr	11.4%
Instructional Coordinators	1,640	$32.77/hr	11.8%

• Plans and provides educational opportunities for health personnel.
• Collaborates with health specialists and civic groups to ascertain community health needs, determine availability of services, and to develop goals.
• Promotes health discussions in schools, industry, and community agencies.
• Prepares and disseminates educational and informational materials.
• Develops and maintains cooperation between public, civic, professional, and voluntary agencies.
• Conducts community surveys to ascertain health needs, develop desirable health goals, and determine availability of professional health services.