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Public health education majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a public health education degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in public health education. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 3,853 public health education major resumes to identify the jobs public health education majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a public health education degree

  1. Starting salary
    $43,000
    Job openings
    60,532
    Top locations:
    Atlanta, GA;  Washington, DC;  Dallas, TX;  
    Job description:
    Health educators teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities. Community health workers collect data and discuss health concerns with members of specific populations or communities.
  2. Starting salary
    $31,000
    Job openings
    102,464
    Job description:
    Social and human service assistants provide client services, including support for families, in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. They assist other workers, such as social workers, and they help clients find benefits or community services.
  3. Starting salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    61,832
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Los Angeles, CA;  Chicago, IL;  
    Job description:
    Health educators teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities. Community health workers collect data and discuss health concerns with members of specific populations or communities.
  4. Starting salary
    $29,000
    Job openings
    28,019
    Job description:
    Kindergarten and elementary school teachers prepare younger students for future schooling by teaching them basic subjects such as math and reading.
  5. Starting salary
    $27,000
    Job openings
    82,445
    Job description:
    Health educators teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities. Community health workers collect data and discuss health concerns with members of specific populations or communities.
  6. Starting salary
    $26,000
    Job openings
    63,129
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Cincinnati, OH;  Bellevue, WA;  
    Job description:
    Health educators teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities. Community health workers collect data and discuss health concerns with members of specific populations or communities.
  7. Starting salary
    $25,000
    Job openings
    21,963
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Indianapolis, IN;  Nashville, TN;  
  8. Starting salary
    $25,000
    Job openings
    102,178
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Atlanta, GA;  Washington, DC;  
    Job description:
    Occupational health and safety specialists analyze many types of work environments and work procedures. Specialists inspect workplaces for adherence to regulations on safety, health, and the environment. They also design programs to prevent disease or injury to workers and damage to the environment.
  9. Starting salary
    $25,000
    Job openings
    122,947
    Top locations:
    Atlanta, GA;  Lexington, KY;  San Marcos, TX;  
    Job description:
    Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. One group of social workers—clinical social workers—also diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues.
  10. Starting salary
    $23,000
    Job openings
    113,667
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Washington, DC;  
    Job description:
    Health educators teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities. Community health workers collect data and discuss health concerns with members of specific populations or communities.

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What can you do with a public health education degree?

Zippia created a public health education career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in public health education. The map shows the most common jobs public health education majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average public health education major salary

Public health education major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with a public health education bachelor's degree who work in the media industry have an average salary of $42,833, while those graduates who work in the non profits industry have an average salary of $32,502. If pay is important to you, then you should look for public health education jobs in the media industry.

Average public health education major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage public health education salary Public health education salary range
1Media
$42,833
$31k
$50k
2Education
$40,519
$31k
$50k
3Insurance
$38,638
$31k
$50k
4Health Care
$38,515
$31k
$50k
5Government
$38,241
$31k
$50k

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