Health Educators (21-1091)
Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs. Excludes Community Health Workers (21-1094).
Employment and Job Openings
Employment | Average Annual Openings | |||||
2018 Estimate | 2028 Projection | Percent Change | Labor Force Exits | Occupation Transfers | Total | |
Alaska | 306 | 328 | 7.19 | 12 | 24 | 38 | United States | 62100 | 68500 | 0.0 | 2400 | 4900 | 8000 |
Job Outlook for Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with moderate employment opportunities.
2021 Wages
Mean Wage | Wage by Percentile | |||||
Mean | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | |
United States | 31.22 | 17.80 | 22.48 | 29.13 | 37.61 | 49.27 |
Alaska | 33.46 | 19.07 | 22.95 | 32.76 | 37.69 | 47.43 |
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area | 34.15 | 18.96 | 29.28 | 34.04 | 37.75 | 47.29 |
Balance of State | 31.12 | 19.07 | 22.95 | 29.70 | 37.24 | 46.53 |
* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.