Health education specialists teach people how to stay healthy and manage conditions. They build programs, run classes, and measure whether the program changed anything.
Hospitals, health departments, nonprofits, and colleges employ them. Many jobs ride on a grant, so the program and the role can change when the funding does.
The work
You plan a class or a campaign, deliver it, and gather the numbers that show whether it worked. Some days are presentations. Others are reports and data.
Some of them also lead community health workers or volunteers. You also write the grant report that keeps the program open.
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.
Questions
What is CHES?
Certified Health Education Specialist, a national credential from NCHEC. It is common in postings but is not a state license.
Where do health education specialists work?
They work in hospitals, health departments, nonprofits, colleges, and employer wellness programs.
Hiring health education specialists
Metros
- Auburn, AL
- Birmingham, AL
- Huntsville, AL
- Mobile, AL
- Montgomery, AL
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Anchorage, AK
- Phoenix, AZ
- Tucson, AZ
- Fayetteville, AR
- Little Rock, AR
- Bakersfield, CA
- Chico, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Merced, CA
- Modesto, CA
- Oxnard, CA
- Redding, CA
- Riverside, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- Salinas, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Santa Maria, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Stockton, CA
- Vallejo, CA
- Visalia, CA
- Boulder, CO
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Denver, CO
- Greeley, CO
- Bridgeport, CT
- Hartford, CT
- New Haven, CT
- Washington, DC
- Cape Coral, FL
- Deltona, FL
- Gainesville, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Lakeland, FL
- North Port, FL
- Ocala, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Palm Bay, FL
- Panama City, FL
- Pensacola, FL
- Port St. Lucie, FL
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Atlanta, GA
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA
- Columbus, GA
- Gainesville, GA
- Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Savannah, GA
- Warner Robins, GA
- Urban Honolulu, HI
- Boise City, ID
- Idaho Falls, ID
- Chicago, IL
- Springfield, IL
- Bloomington, IN
- Elkhart, IN
- Evansville, IN
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Indianapolis, IN
- Lafayette, IN
- South Bend, IN
- Davenport, IA
- Des Moines, IA
- Topeka, KS
- Wichita, KS
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Louisville, KY
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Houma, LA
- New Orleans, LA
- Slidell, LA
- Bangor, ME
- Lewiston, ME
- Portland, ME
- Baltimore, MD
- Hagerstown, MD
- Salisbury, MD
- Amherst Town, MA
- Barnstable Town, MA
- Boston, MA
- Pittsfield, MA
- Springfield, MA
- Worcester, MA
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Detroit, MI
- Flint, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Midland, MI
- Traverse City, MI
- Duluth, MN
- Minneapolis, MN
- Rochester, MN
- St. Cloud, MN
- Gulfport, MS
- Jackson, MS
- Columbia, MO
- Jefferson City, MO
- Kansas City, MO
- Springfield, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- Billings, MT
- Bozeman, MT
- Missoula, MT
- Lincoln, NE
- Omaha, NE
- Las Vegas, NV
- Reno, NV
- Manchester, NH
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Trenton, NJ
- Albuquerque, NM
- Las Cruces, NM
- Santa Fe, NM
- Albany, NY
- Binghamton, NY
- Buffalo, NY
- Ithaca, NY
- Kingston, NY
- Kiryas Joel, NY
- New York, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Syracuse, NY
- Utica, NY
- Asheville, NC
- Charlotte, NC
- Durham, NC
- Fayetteville, NC
- Greensboro, NC
- Greenville, NC
- Hickory, NC
- Raleigh, NC
- Wilmington, NC
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Fargo, ND
- Akron, OH
- Canton, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Toledo, OH
- Youngstown, OH
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Tulsa, OK
- Bend, OR
- Corvallis, OR
- Eugene, OR
- Portland, OR
- Salem, OR
- Allentown, PA
- Erie, PA
- Harrisburg, PA
- Lancaster, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Reading, PA
- Scranton, PA
- York, PA
- Providence, RI
- Charleston, SC
- Columbia, SC
- Greenville, SC
- Rapid City, SD
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Chattanooga, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Memphis, TN
- Nashville, TN
- Abilene, TX
- Austin, TX
- Brownsville, TX
- College Station, TX
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Dallas, TX
- El Paso, TX
- Houston, TX
- Killeen, TX
- Lubbock, TX
- McAllen, TX
- San Angelo, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- Waco, TX
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Ogden, UT
- Provo, UT
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Burlington, VT
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Richmond, VA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Olympia, WA
- Seattle, WA
- Spokane, WA
- Charleston, WV
- Huntington, WV
- Morgantown, WV
- Appleton, WI
- Eau Claire, WI
- Green Bay, WI
- La Crosse, WI
- Madison, WI
- Milwaukee, WI