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Health Educators in New Mexico

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

9.8% Jobs Projection
$47,960 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Health Educators Work in New Mexico?

In New Mexico, there were 690 people working as Health Educators in the year 2018.

There were 680 Health Educators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Health Educators in this state are growing at a rate of 9.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.6%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 70 annual job openings, and 560 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Health Educators ranged from $27,770 to $91,810 with $47,960 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.35 to $44.14. The median hourly rate was $23.06.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $23.55 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.49.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM 360 $58,610
Santa Fe, NM 110 $46,430
Las Cruces, NM 60 $40,940

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
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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