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If you like to teach others and are interested in Dallas healthcare jobs, you may want to consider a career as a health educator.

The main goal of a health educator is to promote individual and community health by educating people about behaviors that can prevent certain health problems. This is usually done by planning and implementing health programs that encourage a healthy lifestyle.

Most employers require applicants for this job to have a bachelor’s degree from a health education program. Employees also can choose to become a Certified Health Educator Specialist by passing an examination from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.

There were about 66,200 health educators throughout the United States during 2008, and of those about 51 percent worked in healthcare and social assistance, while about 23 percent worked for the government. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the occupation is expected to grow by 18 percent nationwide by 2018.

Employment in Dallas is anticipated to increase from 400 workers during 2006 to 550 workers by 2016, accounting for 150 additional jobs and a growth rate of 37.5 percent, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Throughout Texas, employment should grow from 3,650 workers during 2006 to 4,950 workers by 2016, resulting in 1,300 additional jobs and an overall increase of 35.6 percent.

The top 10 industries that employ health educators include:

1. Local government, except education - 19.32 percent
2. General medical and surgical hospitals - 18.22 percent
3. Individual and family services - 16.62 percent
4. Outpatient care centers - 10.57 percent
5. State government, except education - 10.17 percent
6. Child day care services - 3.97 percent
7. Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services - 3.64 percent
8. Other ambulatory healthcare services - 2.99 percent
9. Offices of physicians - 2.59 percent
10. Colleges, universities, and professional schools - 2.08 percent

During 2009, health educators in Dallas earned an average wage of $23.75 per hour, while those throughout Texas earned an average wage of $21.86 per hour and those across the country earned an average wage of $23.59 per hour.

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