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H3
High Wage. High Demand. High Skill.
Health Educators
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).Overview
Requirements
Required Education
Bachelor's degree
Required Work Experience
None
Job Training
None
Data
Comparisons
| Area/Region | Employment 2016 | Employment 2026 | Percent Change | Annual Openings | Avg. Hourly Wage | Avg. Annual Wage | H3 | High Wage | High Skill | High Demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nebraska
|
734
|
864
|
17.71%
|
108
|
$22.88
|
$47,601
|
|
|
|
|
|
Omaha Consortium
|
407
|
502
|
23.34%
|
64
|
$23.17
|
$48,193
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lincoln MSA
|
154
|
182
|
18.18%
|
23
|
$23.75
|
$49,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Island MSA
|
26
|
30
|
15.38%
|
3
|
$17.57
|
$36,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central
|
23
|
25
|
8.7%
|
3
|
$21.01
|
$43,713
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-Plains
|
17
|
20
|
17.65%
|
2
|
$27.62
|
$57,463
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast
|
35
|
39
|
11.43%
|
5
|
$27.69
|
$57,589
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panhandle
|
35
|
36
|
2.86%
|
5
|
$20.25
|
$42,120
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sandhills
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
0%
|
0
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeast
|
29
|
31
|
6.9%
|
3
|
$14.81
|
$30,807
|
|
|
|
|
N/A: Data is not available due to confidentiality.
Wages from Occupational Employment Statistics, 4th Quarter 2017. Annual openings from 2016-2026 Long-term Occupational Projections.
Career Cluster information from Nebraska Department of Education.
Career Cluster information from Nebraska Department of Education.
Produced by the Nebraska Department of Labor, Office of Labor Market Information.