Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Health Education Specialists

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Health Education Specialists positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $50,914 versus $51,844 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -1.8%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 48.4% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$61,74234.7%
Bachelor's$51,8443148.4%
Master's$50,9142945.3%
Doctorate$49,10911.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
New York University School of Medicine N/A N/A N/A $51,500
VERIA LIFESTYLE INC. N/A N/A N/A $43,181
Prime Healthcare Management Inc N/A N/A N/A $52,000
Premier Rehab Services LLC N/A N/A N/A $41,954
Johns Hopkins University N/A N/A N/A $82,517
LIFE STEPS FOUNDATION CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES N/A N/A N/A $33,758
BANNING HEALTHCARE N/A N/A N/A N/A
ICF Macro, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $103,022
The Johns Hopkins University N/A N/A N/A $67,500
Essen Medical Associates, P.C. N/A N/A N/A $40,100
University of California, Davis N/A N/A N/A $61,000
University of Maryland College Park N/A N/A N/A $49,471
Hemant Patel MD PC Master's 0% 100% $40,144
Medtronic, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $86,000
TRIPLE J INTERNATIONAL N/A N/A N/A $28,226
Prime Healthcare Services Reno, LLC N/A N/A N/A $52,000
Param Healthcare & IT services, Inc N/A N/A N/A $59,521
IntraHealth International, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $95,000
Seneca Nursing Home N/A N/A N/A $39,728
International Rescue Committee, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $61,838