Module 12 - Final Module Assignment

Health
Education

School Health
Educators

Educational
Therapists

EDUCATIONAL
REQUIREMENT

Entry-level positions
require a Bachelor
degree, but some
employers want some
related experience
through an internship
or volunteer work.
Master degree may
be required for some
positions

Bachelor degree is
minimum, with a
background in the
biological, behavioral,
and social sciences and
health education.
However, there is a
trend toward a Master
degree being required.

Must obtain a Masters

degree, maintain
membership in the
AET, and complete 40
continuing education
hours every 2 years.

EMPLOYMENT
TRENDS

It is an expanding
field that
emphasizes the
importance of
preventive health
care.

OPPORTUNITY
FOR
ADVANCEMENT

SALARY
POTENTIAL

Most may pursue a

career in state and
federal government
and advance their
way up through the
various government
pay grades

Health educators can

expect to earn a
median salary of
around $57,750 in
todays market.

Is expected to grow by
18%, which is faster
than the average

They usually receive

higher salaries,
commensurate with
their education and
experience. However,
those in college
teaching receive the
same range of pay as
other teachers.
Those in consultant set
their own fees, based
on their location and
other factors.
Median annual
earnings were $44,000
in May 2008, middle
50% earned between
$33,170 and $60,810,
lowest 10% earned
less than $26,210,
highest 10% earned
more than $78,260.

As the age of our

population continues
to increase, it is
expected that the
need for educational
therapists will
increase.

With work experience

and continuing
education hours,
educational therapists
can move into
supervisory positions.

Current statistics show

that educational
therapists can earn, on
average, between
$55,000 and $80,000.

Orientation and
Mobility Instructors
for People Who are
Blind or Have Visual
Impairments

A Bachelors degree is the

minimum requirement although
most employers would prefer a
Masters degree.

Vision
Rehabilitation
Therapists

A Masters degree is the

preferred level of
education to obtain but a
Bachelors degree is the
minimum level.

Teachers for
People Who are
Blind or Have
Visual
Impairments

Although a teacher may

obtain a position with a
Bachelors degree, ones
prospects would improve
with a Masters degree.

A shortage of qualified
applicants exists for these
positions so employment
opportunities are very
favorable.

Vision therapists are in

demand across the
country, particularly in
areas with large numbers
of senior citizens.

Experience and expertise can

allow an O&M instructor to
move into supervisory,
administrative, and managerial
positions.

Vision rehabilitation
therapists may choose to
enter the field of
education at the college
level or become a
supervisor or
administrator in a health
care agency.

Teachers can advance in

their field with the
completion of higher level
courses and by years of
experience in the field.

A vision rehabilitation
therapist can expect to
earn, on average, around
$75,000 in todays
economy based on current
data.

Salaries for teachers of

the visually impaired are
comparable to other
teachers with the same
level of education and
experience. The average
salary varies from state to
state.

Current data shows average

salaries in this field to be
between $49,00 and $61,000.

Obtaining a position in
this field is considered to
be favorable.

Health Services
Administration

Master degree in health

services administration
i.e. long-term care
administration, health
sciences, public health,
public administration, or
business administration is
the standard credential

Is expected to grow 18%

between 2008 and 2018,
faster than the average for
all occupations.

Health service
administrators usually
start off being the boss,
respectively at the top of
their field. Once the
person gets the job career
advancement remains in
longevity

Median annual earnings

were $80,240, middle
50% earned between
$62,170 and $104,120 per
year, lowest 10% earned
less than $48,300, highest
10% earned more than
$137,800 per year

Federal and
State Health
Regulators

Environmental
Health
Technicians and
Aides

Combination of 2
year education and
experience are the
prerequisite for many
positions

Requirements for these

positions vary from onthe-job training on up to a
2 year specialty or
Associate degree. Some
science technicians
complete a Bachelors
degree.

Employment is
expected to increase
by 28% between
2008 and 2018,
much faster than the
average

An Internet search of
jobs in this field shows a
wide variety of positions
across the country.

Federal and state

health
regulators have great
opportunities to
advance their careers
up the supervisor and
management
branches of their
perspective
government stations

Obtaining a higher level

degree would allow a
science technician more
opportunity for
advancement in many job
markets.

The median annual

salary was $59,750,
the middle half
earned between
$45,340 and
$78,980, the lowest
10% earned less
than $36,310, while
the highest 10%
earned more than
$102,610.

Those working for local

governments in 2008
could expect to earn an
average salary of
$45,320.

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Module 12 - Final Module Assignment

POSSIBLE
CAREER LADDER

As stated earlier,
career opportunities
to persons interested
in education can be
in several areas i.e.
community health
education, school
health education,
educational therapy,
and special
education as well
pursuing a career in
state and federal
government and
advance their way
up through the
various government
pay grades

As mentioned earlier,
they usually receive
higher salaries,
commensurate with
their education and
experience. This
typically also means a
promising career tract,
and of course those in
consultant roles set
their own career pace

Moving into a
supervisory position at
a large hospital or an
adult learning center
would increase ones
job status.

Obtaining a Masters degree and

years of experience will allow
an O&M instructor to move up
the career ladder.

Although there are no

national standards,
certification can help one
to move up in
responsibility and salary
at most jobs in this field.

Teachers may choose to

get an advanced degree
and teach at the college
level or become a
supervisory teacher within
the school system.

Career possibilities are

very good,
about 38% worked in
hospitals while
19% worked in offices of
physicians or in nursing
and residential care
facilities, the remainder
worked in home
healthcare services,
federal government
healthcare facilities,
outpatient care centers,
insurance companies, and
community care facilities
for the elderly, each of
which have varying
degrees of opportunity to
carve out a career niche

Career prospects are

good, for instance
inspectors and
compliance officers
can earn as much as
$60,030 while
federal government
equivalents earned
$93,700 working
their way up the GS
levels.

Moving into a large

private firm or federal
governmental program
would allow one to move
up the ranks in this field.

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Careers In Healthcare R51-F12C
Fall Semester - 2012