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Careers / Health Educators and Community Health Workers

Table of Contents

1.	Significant Points

2.	Nature of the Work

3.	Working Conditions

4.	Employment

5.	Training & Qualifications

6.	Job Outlook

7.	Earnings

8.	Additional Sources of Information

Health Educators and Community Health Workers

Working Conditions

Health educators held about 61,400 jobs in 2014. Community health workers held about 54,300 jobs in 2014.

The industries that employed the most health educators in 2014 were as follows:

Government	22%
Hospitals; state, local, and private	21
Ambulatory health care services	16
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	10
Social assistance	10

The industries that employed the most community health workers in 2014 were as follows:

Individual and family services	21%
Ambulatory health care services	19
State and local government, excluding education and hospitals	16
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	15
Hospitals; state, local, and private	8

Although most health educators work in an office, they may spend a lot of time away from the office to carry out programs or attend meetings. Community health workers may spend much of their time in the field, communicating with community members, holding events, and collecting data.

Work Schedules

Most health educators and community health workers work full time. They may need to work nights and weekends to attend programs or meetings.

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