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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

21-1091 Health Education Specialists

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. Excludes “Community Health Workers” (21-1094).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
58,590 1.7 % $29.09 $60,500 1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $15.81 $19.70 $26.55 $36.08 $47.44
Annual Wage (2) $32,890 $40,970 $55,220 $75,050 $98,680


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 12,760 0.23 $32.17 $66,900
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 7,200 0.13 $26.26 $54,630
Individual and Family Services 4,740 0.19 $22.19 $46,150
Outpatient Care Centers 4,130 0.43 $27.95 $58,130
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 3,650 0.17 $26.09 $54,280

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grantmaking and Giving Services 1,810 1.26 $28.86 $60,030
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 2,080 0.67 $26.18 $54,440
Outpatient Care Centers 4,130 0.43 $27.95 $58,130
Social Advocacy Organizations 800 0.36 $27.49 $57,170
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 12,760 0.23 $32.17 $66,900

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 3,140 0.16 $49.36 $102,660
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 270 0.07 $36.94 $76,840
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 70 0.01 $36.75 $76,430
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 410 0.15 $36.28 $75,470
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 890 0.06 $35.22 $73,260


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 7,230 0.42 1.04 $31.15 $64,790
New York 4,360 0.46 1.15 $28.11 $58,460
Florida 3,030 0.34 0.86 $28.73 $59,760
Texas 2,810 0.23 0.57 $26.23 $54,560
Georgia 2,530 0.57 1.42 $41.40 $86,110




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Mexico 840 1.01 2.54 $25.81 $53,690
Maryland 2,340 0.87 2.17 $37.09 $77,150
Maine 500 0.82 2.06 $23.87 $49,640
District of Columbia 550 0.76 1.92 $44.54 $92,630
Minnesota 2,170 0.75 1.89 $28.27 $58,800




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 550 0.76 1.92 $44.54 $92,630
Georgia 2,530 0.57 1.42 $41.40 $86,110
Rhode Island 200 0.42 1.05 $37.12 $77,210
Maryland 2,340 0.87 2.17 $37.09 $77,150
Hawaii 390 0.61 1.54 $35.39 $73,610





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,960 0.31 0.77 $29.38 $61,110
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,610 0.82 2.06 $40.86 $84,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,210 0.35 0.89 $31.06 $64,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,180 0.79 1.99 $43.71 $90,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,710 0.61 1.53 $33.91 $70,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,680 0.36 0.90 $28.53 $59,340
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,590 0.81 2.02 $28.40 $59,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,380 0.56 1.40 $34.88 $72,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,230 0.58 1.45 $26.21 $54,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 960 0.36 0.91 $35.54 $73,910




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 600 5.26 13.18 $29.81 $62,010
Santa Fe, NM 150 2.49 6.23 $22.37 $46,530
Jefferson City, MO 140 1.91 4.79 $18.79 $39,090
Morgantown, WV 110 1.70 4.25 $28.32 $58,900
Bay City, MI 50 1.45 3.63 (8) (8)
Missoula, MT 90 1.40 3.51 $20.21 $42,030
Bangor, ME 80 1.25 3.13 $24.58 $51,130
Springfield, OH 60 1.18 2.96 $20.34 $42,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 250 1.15 2.88 $32.36 $67,310
Albuquerque, NM 430 1.10 2.76 $30.13 $62,670




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,180 0.79 1.99 $43.71 $90,920
New Haven, CT 120 0.41 1.04 $42.96 $89,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,610 0.82 2.06 $40.86 $84,990
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 410 0.36 0.90 $37.37 $77,730
Urban Honolulu, HI 330 0.71 1.79 $37.22 $77,410
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 30 0.18 0.45 $37.20 $77,380
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 170 0.29 0.73 $37.01 $76,970
Salinas, CA 60 0.33 0.83 $36.66 $76,260
Spartanburg, SC 60 0.35 0.87 $36.26 $75,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 960 0.36 0.91 $35.54 $73,910

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 220 1.25 3.13 $20.58 $42,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 200 1.05 2.63 $24.18 $50,290
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 120 1.29 3.24 $24.78 $51,540
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 110 0.33 0.83 $22.48 $46,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 110 0.58 1.44 $22.36 $46,510

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 120 1.29 3.24 $24.78 $51,540
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 220 1.25 3.13 $20.58 $42,800
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 90 1.08 2.72 $17.90 $37,240
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 200 1.05 2.63 $24.18 $50,290
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 70 1.00 2.49 $19.86 $41,310

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.83 2.07 $30.48 $63,390
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 60 0.15 0.38 $29.97 $62,350
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.29 0.74 $29.57 $61,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.61 1.52 $29.23 $60,810
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.46 1.15 $28.88 $60,070


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020