The organizer behind community health education — planning programs, scheduling classes and events, and coordinating the educators and partners who deliver them. Logistics in service of healthier neighborhoods.
Day to day, it's planning curricula and events, booking spaces, and coordinating educators, partners, and volunteers. You track participation, managing grants and reporting, and keep programs on schedule. Much of the job is logistics and follow-through — the backbone that lets education actually happen.
What surprises people is how much depends on partners and funding you don't control — programs hinge on grants and goodwill. Attendance can be unpredictable, reporting demands are heavy, and scope shifts with each grant cycle. You're often juggling several programs at different stages.
This fits someone organized, collaborative, and energized by impact. If you want to teach directly or hate paperwork, the coordinating role may not satisfy. But if you like making good programs actually run — and reach people — the work tends to be quietly rewarding.
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Median pay for a Community Health Education Coordinator is about $63K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $42K to $113K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Writing, Active Listening, Speaking, Learning Strategies, and Social Perceptiveness.
Most people in this role hold a postsecondary certificate.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 4.5% through 2034, with roughly 65,150 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Christian Education Director, Religious Education Director, and Health Unit Coordinator.
It's your career.
Take the wheel.