Health Educators in Kentucky

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

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

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

• Health Educators in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Health Educator Career?

• Communication & Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising
• Health Communication
• Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• General Health & Wellness
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Dental Public Health & Education
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Public Health
• General Public Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion
• Maternal and Child Health
• International Public Health/International Health
• Behavioral Aspects of Health

How Many Health Educators Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 570 people working as Health Educators in the year 2018.

There were 620 Health Educators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Health Educators in this state are growing at a rate of 9.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.6%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Health Educators job openings in Kentucky, and 590 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Health Educators Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Health Educators ranged from $29,440 to $77,300 with $45,680 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.15 to $37.16. The median hourly rate was $21.96.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.78 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.82.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	290	$51,960
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	160	$48,590
Evansville, IN-KY	70	$57,460
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	70	$41,240
Lexington-Fayette, KY	70	$56,350

Top States for Health Educators Employment

View the list below to see 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
Oregon	1,120	$49,920
Tennessee	1,120	$37,520

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

Related Careers in Kentucky

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Occupation	Kentucky Employment Total
Community Health Workers	1,220

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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