Job Description

Health teachers help students develop knowledge and a skills base to pursue a healthy lifestyle though out their life. Health teachers may work closely with physical education teachers to promote a school-wide program of healthy living. Health teachers focus on the importance of nutrition and how students can make healthy choices for proper development and growth.

Median Salary

Elementary School: $47,870

Middle/High School: $49,470

Job Requirements:

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required to become a health teacher. Additional certification tests may be required to prove competency in the subject of health. All 50 states and the District of Columbia require public school teachers to be licensed through the state board of education, though specific requirements vary. Licensing is not required for private school teachers in most states. Different licenses cover the early childhood grades (usually preschool through grade 3); the elementary grades (grades 1 through 6 or 8); the middle grades (grades 5 through 8); a secondary-education subject area (usually grades 9 through 12.)

Job Outlook

The employment of schoolteachers is expected to grow by 14 percent before 2016.