Heath educator

Ø DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

       A health care educators duties and responsibilities are to educate or teach kids about health. Health education is a profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health.

Ø Salary:

Health Educators and Community Health Workers

Occupation

Median pay (annual): 41,830 USD (2012)

Median pay (hourly): 20.11 USD (2012)

Projected 10-year growth: 21% (2012)

Number of jobs: 99,400 (2012)

Similar professions: Middle School

Ø Education:

Entry-level health educator positions require a bachelor’s degree in health education or health promotion. These programs teach students theories and methods of health education and help students gain the knowledge and skills they need to develop health education materials and programs. Most programs include an internship.

Some positions, such as those in the federal government or in state public health agencies, require a master’s or doctoral degree. Graduate programs are commonly in community health education, school health education, public health education, or health promotion. Entering a master’s degree program requires a bachelor’s degree, but a variety of undergraduate majors may be acceptable.

Community health workers typically have a high school diploma, although some jobs may require postsecondary education. Education programs may lead to a 1-year certificate or a 2-year associate’s degree and cover topics such as wellness, ethics, and cultural awareness, among others. Community health workers typically have a shared language or life experience and an understanding of the community that they serve.

Ø Reflection:

Now seem cool and all but I wouldn’t like to be a health care educator simply just because of the salary again I’m looking for a job with higher payment .