Health Educator

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Description
Health educators provide and manage health education programs that help individuals,
families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. They collect and
analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and
evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments.
Health educators may also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other healthcare
workers, or the community. They may administer fiscal resources for health education
programs and develop, as well as present health education and promotion programs, such

as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.

Sample Job Titles: Personal Trainer, Community Health Worker, Health Promotion
Specialist

Provincial Outlook

Estimated Salary

$71,218 - $109,613
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Education Level
Secondary School
On-the-job Training
College/Apprenticeship

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Compatibility

78%
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Workplace

Work Environment
Health educators work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nonprofit organizations,
government, doctors offices, private businesses, and colleges.
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.

Main Duties

Present health education topics at training workshops, conferences and school or

community presentations.
Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins and
visual aids, to address smoking and other public health concerns.
Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications
completed, presentations conducted and persons assisted.
Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and
organizations interested in public health care.
Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and
performance of health education programs.
Maintain databases, mailing lists, and telephone networks to facilitate the functioning
of health education programs.
Collaborate with health specialists to determine community health needs and
availability of services.
Provide guidance to agencies on assessment of health education needs and
development of health education programs.
Develop operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education
objectives and services.
Design and administer training programs for new employees and continuing
education for existing employees.

Important Skills

Analytical skills. Health educators collect and analyze data and other information in
order to evaluate programs and to determine the needs of the people they serve.
Instructional skills. Health educators should be comfortable with public speaking so
that they can lead programs, teach classes, and facilitate discussion with clients and
families.
Interpersonal skills. Health educators interact with many people from a variety of
backgrounds. These workers must be good listeners and be culturally sensitive to

respond to the needs of the people they serve.

Problem-solving skills. Health educators must think creatively about how to improve
the health of their audience through health education programs. In addition, health
educators and community health workers may need to solve problems that arise in
planning programs, such as changes to their budget or resistance from the
community they are serving.
Writing skills. Health educators develop written materials to convey health-related
information. Health educators also write proposals to develop programs and apply for
funding.

Career Cluster

This cluster involves the science of dealing with human and

animal health. planning and managing, and providing
therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics,
support services, research in biology and biotechnology and

Health Science

the development of these and related services. It involves the

study and research of health related topics and the
application of knowledge to improve health and prevent
disease.

Outlook

Job Outlook

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Job Outlook based on NOC 4165 (Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers)

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Salary Ranges

Canada

$36,037 - $105,482

Alberta

$71,218 - $109,613

British Columbia

$37,560 - $100,328

Manitoba

$32,907 - $99,514

New Brunswick

$35,474 - $93,901

Newfoundland and Labrador

Not Available

Nova Scotia

$35,474 - $93,901

Northwest Territories

Not Available

Nunavut

Not Available

Ontario

$34,430 - $105,336

Prince Edward Island

Not Available

Quebec

$35,161 - $111,470

Saskatchewan

$40,690 - $97,156

Yukon

Not Available

Salary Ranges are based on hourly rates for NOC 4165 (Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers) and an estimated
2086 hours per year

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Employment Growth

2012

215,628

2013

221,647

2014

225,783

2015

229,210

2016

232,078

2017

234,291

2018

236,438

2019

238,654

2020

240,343

2021

242,261

2022

244,249

Employment Growth based on Stats Canada Occupation Group 416

Requirements

Education Level

Secondary School

On-the-job Training

College/Apprenticeship

University

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or college diploma in health science, public administration,

recreation administration or hospital administration, or a bachelor's degree in social
science, is required.
A graduate degree in health, social science or an administrative discipline may be
required.

Subject Areas

Physical Education

Science

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Compatibility
Present health education topics at training workshops, conferences and school
or community presentations.

Definitely

Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins

and visual aids, to address smoking and other public health concerns.

Definitely

Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of

applications completed, presentations conducted and persons assisted.

Just a bit

Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and

organizations interested in public health care.

Somewhat

Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality
and performance of health education programs.

Definitely

Maintain databases, mailing lists, and telephone networks to facilitate the

functioning of health education programs.
Collaborate with health specialists to determine community health needs and
availability of services.
Provide guidance to agencies on assessment of health education needs and
development of health education programs.

Just a bit

Somewhat

Definitely

Develop operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education

objectives and services.

Just a bit

Design and administer training programs for new employees and continuing
education for existing employees.

Definitely

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