Health Educators in Missouri
Is Missouri a good place for you to work as a Health Educator?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Health Educators in Missouri are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Health Educators in Missouri is growing faster than average.
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Health Educators in Missouri earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
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How Many Health Educators Work in Missouri?
1,480 people worked as Health Educators in 2018 in this state.
There were 1,230 Health Educators employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 250 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 680 Health Educators working in it, which means Missouri has more Health Educators than average.
Job Projections for Missouri
Jobs for Health Educators in this state are growing at a rate of 11.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.6%.
Missouri Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 170 annual job openings, and a total of 1,340 jobs for Missouri Health Educators in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 8,700 annual jobs and 69,900 total jobs in 2026.
What do Health Educators Make in Missouri?
In 2018 wages for Health Educators ranged from $26,680 to $73,280 with $42,240 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.83 to $35.23. The median hourly rate was $20.31.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.51 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate declined by $0.20.
The median salary in Missouri is higher than the nationwide median salary.
Top Missouri 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 |
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Kansas City, MO-KS | 640 | $43,020 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | 590 | $42,450 |
Jefferson City, MO | 140 | $38,870 |
Springfield, MO | 130 | $45,900 |
Columbia, MO | 80 | $52,570 |
Top States for Health Educators Employment
View the list below to see where most Health Educators work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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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 |
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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 MO
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References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Article 25 Flickr under License
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