MS Health & Wellness Management Careers
Create a Healthier Community
Be at the heart of improving people’s lives.
A career in Healthcare Management is a positive step for both an individual and a community, business or organization. Combine your healthcare expertise with business management skills to make strategic decisions, improve healthcare quality and drive organizational success while positively impacting individual and community health.
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Always Advancing
12% job market growth for Health Education Specialists and Community Health Workers through 2030 according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
High Potential Salary
Compensation and benefits managers earn a median salary of $127,530, nationally, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023.
Careers
More and more, employers are investing resources into wellness programs because healthier employees mean better employees. Your expertise will be in high demand.
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Career Options Abound
Enhance your current career or make a healthy pivot. You’ll build skills strategic planning, behavior change facilitation, health policy and emerging trends in wellness. You can use these skills to pursue careers like:
- Wellness Coordinator
- Community Health Director
- Health Specialist
- Corporate Manager of Benefits
- Employee Wellness Specialist
- Wellness Coach
- Employee Wellness Coordinator
- Public Health Programs Officer
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