Health educator

Duties and responsibilities: Heath educators create programs that encourage health and wellness, and prevent disease. They teach people how to make good health decisions, incorporate healthy activities into their lives and avoid harmful behaviors. Health educators may work in public health clinics, schools and colleges, hospitals or community centers; they are often employed by private health services providers, nonprofit organizations and government agencies.

Salary: the average salary for this career pathway is $41,830

Education: Health educators need a bachelor’s degree. Many employers require the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credential. Requirements for community health workers vary, although they typically have at least a high school diploma and must complete a brief period of on-the-job training. Some states have certification programs for community health workers.

Reflection: I would not want to be a health educator because this seems to be a job that you will have to go out and talk to many and usually I am not the type of person to be out in the world trying to educate. Yea at times I may talk and not be too worried but when it comes to the point that I have to be in front of a big audience talking I probably will end up shy or embarrassed.