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Health Education Specialists
Teaches people how to live healthier lives.
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Health educators create programs and materials on nutrition, exercise, vaping, mental health and disease prevention, for health departments, hospitals, colleges, nonprofits and workplaces.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- Health and Wellness · Health and PE
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Health Education Specialists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.