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What You'll Do: As a health educator, your job is to teach people how to live healthy lives and avoid disease. Living healthy is a combination of proper nutrition, regular exercise, and sufficient rest. The vast majority of the population is overweight, and a significant proportion does not know the correct way to achieve their health-related goals. However, health is not just about weight loss. It's also about eating right, knowing how to exercise, safe sex, treating illnesses and wounds, and so much more.

You'll probably inform the public about these issues in a school setting or healthcare facility, but you could be employed with the government, a non-profit organization, or a private business.

The job generally requires full-time work and irregular hours. Since you may have to attend meetings and other special events, some travel is typically required.

Education and Training: A four-year degree in health education, nutrition, nursing, or another health-related field is required for most entry-level health educator positions. The focus of the coursework is on the natural sciences, psychology, and health-specific subjects such as anatomy and human development.

Before you can graduate, an internship or other experiential portion is usually required. If you plan on working for the federal government or a public health agency, you should have a master's degree in health promotion or public health.

Some workplaces expect you to get the Certified Health Education Specialists certification that is achieved after passing a standardized exam. To maintain that designation, you must complete ongoing education--75 hours for every five years, to be exact.

The Future: Driven by the need to reduce healthcare costs, the health education profession is expected to grow at about 37% through 2020.

The Pay: Annual salaries for Health Educators in the U.S. range from $26,700 to $81,400, with the average median annual wage hitting $48,700 in 2012 as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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