21-1091.00

Health Education Specialists

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

Low Risk

You're basically automation-proof

Safer than 14% of occupations we track

Frey & Osborne (2013) estimated 5% probability of automation for this role

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14%

of jobs safer

878

jobs riskier than this

+4.5%

projected growth

Disruption Vector

Disruption Type

Human-Centric

This occupation relies heavily on human judgment, empathy, creativity, or physical dexterity that remains beyond current AI capabilities.

Health Education Specialists design and deliver public health programs — work where AI tools can assist with content creation and data analysis, but community engagement and behavioral change interventions require human facilitators. ChatGPT and similar tools are reducing the time required for materials development, but the program design and implementation roles remain human. Demand is supported by public health investment through 2027.

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Salary & Job Outlook

Median Annual Pay

$63,000

US Bureau of Labor Statistics

10-Year Job Growth

+4.5%

As fast as average

Education Required

Bachelor's degree

Job Zone 4 / 5

AI Risk Timeline

1.9

2.2

2.5

3.1

Today

Current AI exposure

5 Years

Near-term outlook

10 Years

Medium-term risk

20 Years

Long-term trajectory

Projection model: Based on current AI capability growth rates. High-risk occupations are projected to see compounding automation pressure, while human-centric roles show slower risk accumulation. These are statistical projections, not guarantees.

Skills Analysis — AI Vulnerability

AI can replicate (0)

AI-resistant (1)

Mixed

Critical Thinking80%

Active Learning75%

Complex Problem Solving78%

Judgment and Decision Making82%

Reading Comprehension72%

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This analysis is for informational purposes only and is based on statistical models and academic research. It does not constitute career advice and is not a guarantee of future employment outcomes. AI impact varies significantly by employer, region, and individual circumstances. Learn about our methodology →