Your Quick Guide to Health Coach Job Opportunities
I believe it more and more every day: Health coaching is going to play a critical role in the future of medicine and the reinvention of healthcare—and I’m not alone in that belief. Major organizations like the CDC, the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Mayo Clinic, and the Cleveland Clinic are speaking out in favor of and employing health coaches. Health coaching is now a $6 billion market, and job growth for health coaches and other community health workers is expected to expand by 16 percent by 2026. (1, 2) It’s clear that we need health coaches, and the world is taking notice. Still, it’s a relatively new industry, and I often get questions about the career prospects for a health coach. Health coaching is a...