Your work. Your records.
Health Education Specialist Workplace Guide
Health education specialists may prepare materials, coordinate partner organizations and report program activity. A workplace concern about reach or completion should distinguish your assigned work from attendance, partner decisions and data available to measure the program.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Deliverable change
Note who revised the materials or program requirement and when the change reached you.
Count definition
Record what the activity measure included and any known gap you disclosed.
Partner dependency
Separate your completed preparation from a partner's pending approval, venue or distribution step.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Health Education Specialists (21-1091.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.Source task 20236 · updated 08/2019
- Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.Source task 9218 · updated 08/2019
- Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.Source task 9222 · updated 08/2019
- Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.Source task 9216 · updated 08/2019
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Health Education Specialists (SOC 21-1091). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $21.88 | $31.35 | $37.87 | $65,210 |
| Alaska | $29.58 | $34.59 | $39.30 | $71,940 |
| Arizona | $23.18 | $30.47 | $40.39 | $63,390 |
| Arkansas | $21.34 | $29.94 | $39.28 | $62,270 |
| Connecticut | $29.94 | $32.15 | $42.65 | $66,870 |
| Delaware | $23.80 | $30.43 | $36.79 | $63,300 |
| Florida | $14.42 | $22.29 | $31.22 | $46,360 |
| Georgia | $32.10 | $47.79 | $64.29 | $99,400 |
| Hawaii | $23.74 | $30.64 | $35.42 | $63,740 |
| Idaho | $27.00 | $29.49 | $34.33 | $61,330 |
| Indiana | $21.46 | $27.97 | $38.15 | $58,170 |
| Iowa | $28.13 | $36.42 | $40.99 | $75,750 |
| Kansas | $24.48 | $30.28 | $38.04 | $62,990 |
| Kentucky | $28.10 | $31.43 | $38.30 | $65,370 |
| Louisiana | $21.90 | $27.81 | $36.01 | $57,840 |
| Maine | $23.80 | $28.03 | $32.21 | $58,300 |
| Michigan | $20.81 | $27.09 | $33.83 | $56,360 |
| Minnesota | $28.94 | $37.69 | $47.66 | $78,400 |
| Mississippi | $19.69 | $24.53 | $33.47 | $51,020 |
| Missouri | $23.84 | $27.43 | $36.37 | $57,050 |
| Montana | $18.09 | $24.62 | $30.17 | $51,200 |
| Nebraska | $22.37 | $27.31 | $34.24 | $56,800 |
| New Hampshire | $25.15 | $33.65 | $44.03 | $69,990 |
| New Mexico | $21.36 | $27.88 | $34.95 | $57,990 |
| New York | $24.81 | $30.08 | $37.29 | $62,560 |
| North Carolina | $23.43 | $27.92 | $35.90 | $58,080 |
| North Dakota | $23.20 | $28.68 | $36.36 | $59,650 |
| Ohio | $22.74 | $31.18 | $39.33 | $64,860 |
| Oklahoma | $24.10 | $30.02 | $40.16 | $62,440 |
| Pennsylvania | $28.14 | $38.78 | $47.12 | $80,670 |
| Rhode Island | $27.20 | $36.23 | $47.23 | $75,360 |
| South Dakota | $26.13 | $27.58 | $34.99 | $57,370 |
| Tennessee | $19.56 | $23.86 | $33.40 | $49,630 |
| Texas | $23.16 | $28.53 | $39.12 | $59,340 |
| Utah | $24.20 | $28.74 | $39.83 | $59,790 |
| Vermont | $29.79 | $32.76 | $39.25 | $68,140 |
| Virginia | $24.99 | $30.79 | $44.73 | $64,040 |
| West Virginia | $24.13 | $30.17 | $39.98 | $62,760 |
| Wisconsin | $29.79 | $35.60 | $40.85 | $74,040 |
| Wyoming | $27.47 | $30.17 | $34.74 | $62,750 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Define the program assignment
Record the audience in general terms, deliverables and reporting period assigned to you. Note when a partner or manager changed the materials or event requirements. Keep the original objective separate from a later measure used to assess it.
Describe activity reporting
Record how activity counts were defined and whether missing information limited the report. Separate work completed from outcomes that required another organization or participant to act. If a count was questioned, note the explanation and review request without inventing a result.
Protect participant records
Do not export health questionnaires, mailing lists, applications or identifiable attendance data. Use permitted employment messages and nonidentifying activity summaries you may retain. Identify the official program record custodian rather than making a private outreach database.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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