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🔄 Evolving ESCO reuse: cross-sector

The factors affecting health and of the educational approach to assisting people to make healthy life choices.

health education — the factors affecting health and of the educational approach to assisting people to make healthy life choices. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the evolving band (SCI 50.68/100) — the skill will still matter in 2030 but the nature of the work is changing. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 3 occupations in our catalogue, including maternity support worker, midwife, and social pedagogue.

Category: knowledge › teacher training with subject specialisation SCI: 50.68/100 Also known as: health-related education, health related education, information on healthy life choices, education on healthy life choices, education on health matters, education on health-related issues

Occupations that require health education

Showing top 3 of 3 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

maternity support worker · 🤖 5.0/10
midwife · 🤖 5.0/10
social pedagogue · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is health education?

The factors affecting health and of the educational approach to assisting people to make healthy life choices.

What category of skill is health education?

ESCO classifies health education under the knowledge category, specifically in the teacher training with subject specialisation subcategory.

Is health education an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the evolving band (SCI 50.68/100) — the skill will still matter in 2030 but the nature of the work is changing. Continue investing, but pair it with the AI-tool workflow that is reshaping the field so you evolve with it.

Which jobs require health education?

In our catalogue, 3 occupations list health education as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include maternity support worker, midwife, social pedagogue.

How transferable is health education between industries?

ESCO tags health education as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is health education the same as health-related education?

Yes — health education is also known as health-related education, health related education, information on healthy life choices, education on healthy life choices, education on health matters, education on health-related issues, or education on health. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn health education?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands health education and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.