Hire a Health Education Specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA

The hospital is hiring for the same program skills you are. A specialist who can run a funded program alone belongs at this metro's upper quarter. The nearest metro with its own page for this role is Santa Maria, CA.

What to offer

A health department that copies a national midpoint will lose a program lead to the hospital. Use this metro's median for someone new to program work, and the 75th for someone who can run a funded program alone.

Percentile	Metro	CA	U.S.
25th	$49,870	$54,850	$50,620
Median	$61,660	$63,610	$64,070
75th	$61,670	$85,000	$87,130

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

How hard this is to fill

Hiring difficulty

2.2

Metro employment

260

National growth, 2025 to 2035

Unpublished

National openings a year

Unpublished

This is the same score as the free check.

For one manager

Name the program, the funder, and the people it serves. Ask how the person showed a program worked.

License and training

States do not license health educators. Many employers prefer the CHES or MCHES credential from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Read the posting for the credential the funder expects.

Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, health education specialists

Nearby metros

Santa Maria, CA · 26 miles
Bakersfield, CA · 92 miles
Visalia, CA · 105 miles
Oxnard, CA · 111 miles

Health Education Specialists hiring pages

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Questions

What do health education specialists earn in San Luis Obispo, CA?

In San Luis Obispo, the May 2025 median for health education specialists is about $61.7K, 4% under the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $49.9K to $61.7K.

Do I need a license to be a health educator in California?

No state license is required. Employers in San Luis Obispo may still prefer CHES.

What should an employer in San Luis Obispo weigh when hiring a health educator?

Ask about program results and grant reporting. San Luis Obispo has far more of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 3% under the California median.