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Health Educators in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Health Educator? Read this first!

5.9% Jobs Projection
$55,380 Median Salary
260 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Health Educators in Illinois are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Health Educators in Illinois is growing faster than average.

  • Health Educators in Illinois earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Health Educators Work in Illinois?

There were approximately 1,880 workers employed as Health Educators in this state in 2018.

There were 1,800 Health Educators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 680 Health Educators working in it, which means Illinois has more Health Educators than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Health Educators in this state are growing at a rate of 5.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.6%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 260 annual job openings, and 2,170 total jobs in 2026 for Health Educators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,700 annual jobs and 69,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Health Educators Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Health Educators ranged from $32,550 to $95,520 with $55,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.65 to $45.92. The median hourly rate was $26.63.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.42 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.21.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Illinois Metros for Health Educators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Health Educators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,380 $53,770
St. Louis, MO-IL 590 $42,450
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 70 $48,940
Springfield, IL 50 $60,930
Champaign-Urbana, IL 40 $59,690
Bloomington, IL 40 n/a

Top States for Health Educators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Health Educators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,830 $56,450
New York 4,640 $53,980
Florida 3,550 $48,150
Georgia 2,650 $85,100
Texas 2,470 $51,520
Maryland 2,250 $75,270
Ohio 2,170 $54,510
Pennsylvania 2,090 $59,480
Massachusetts 1,970 $56,540
Illinois 1,880 $55,380
Arizona 1,620 $46,220
Minnesota 1,550 $55,650
Missouri 1,480 $42,240
Washington 1,470 $59,140
Indiana 1,460 $51,250
Michigan 1,390 $49,970
Virginia 1,260 $49,080
North Carolina 1,180 $51,620
Tennessee 1,120 $37,520
Oregon 1,120 $49,920

Below are the states where Health Educators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $87,930
Georgia $85,100
Rhode Island $79,830
Maryland $75,270
Connecticut $71,460
Hawaii $68,050
Delaware $66,140
South Carolina $61,170
Pennsylvania $59,480
Washington $59,140

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