Community Health Workers
Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.
- O*NET-SOC code
21-1094.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $38,810 | $45,640 | $51,850 | $62,540 | $77,180 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 270 | $43,340 | 0.32 |
| Alaska | 400 | $52,000 | 3.11 |
| Arizona | 1,140 | $48,950 | 0.89 |
| Arkansas | $44,890 | ||
| California | 9,500 | $58,050 | 1.31 |
| Colorado | $59,260 | ||
| Connecticut | 290 | $53,560 | 0.43 |
| Delaware | 280 | $55,850 | 1.43 |
| District of Columbia | 280 | $62,510 | 0.99 |
| Florida | 1,220 | $45,420 | 0.31 |
| Georgia | 490 | $50,680 | 0.25 |
| Hawaii | 240 | $58,450 | 0.96 |
| Idaho | 270 | $52,050 | 0.80 |
| Illinois | 2,040 | $49,240 | 0.84 |
| Indiana | 1,310 | $47,960 | 1.03 |
| Iowa | 390 | $47,780 | 0.63 |
| Kansas | 240 | $47,300 | 0.42 |
| Kentucky | 980 | $48,230 | 1.23 |
| Louisiana | 210 | $46,450 | 0.27 |
| Maine | 360 | $48,670 | 1.43 |
| Maryland | 3,030 | $50,550 | 2.76 |
| Massachusetts | 2,970 | $55,560 | 2.06 |
| Michigan | 1,890 | $49,380 | 1.08 |
| Minnesota | 1,260 | $47,560 | 1.08 |
| Mississippi | 410 | $39,520 | 0.88 |
| Missouri | 1,820 | $48,770 | 1.56 |
| Montana | 330 | $49,780 | 1.62 |
| Nebraska | 160 | $51,780 | 0.39 |
| Nevada | 670 | $57,730 | 1.08 |
| New Hampshire | 200 | $66,680 | 0.75 |
| New Jersey | 1,330 | $55,790 | 0.78 |
| New Mexico | 610 | $54,830 | 1.77 |
| New York | 5,800 | $58,130 | 1.51 |
| North Carolina | 1,680 | $47,560 | 0.86 |
| North Dakota | 90 | $59,610 | 0.53 |
| Ohio | 1,910 | $50,650 | 0.87 |
| Oklahoma | 600 | $45,790 | 0.88 |
| Oregon | 1,980 | $53,350 | 2.54 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,970 | $50,710 | 0.82 |
| Rhode Island | 520 | $53,100 | 2.61 |
| South Carolina | 540 | $47,970 | 0.60 |
| South Dakota | 270 | $45,700 | 1.47 |
| Tennessee | 520 | $42,310 | 0.40 |
| Texas | 4,210 | $48,720 | 0.75 |
| Utah | 580 | $55,700 | 0.85 |
| Vermont | 170 | $51,500 | 1.44 |
| Virginia | 620 | $48,910 | 0.38 |
| Washington | 2,640 | $57,070 | 1.87 |
| West Virginia | 310 | $37,950 | 1.13 |
| Wisconsin | 630 | $51,210 | 0.54 |
| Wyoming | 140 | $54,020 | 1.22 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patient Representatives | 3 | 0.977 |
| 2 | Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | 5 | 0.974 |
| 3 | Social and Human Service Assistants | 4 | 0.973 |
| 4 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 4 | 0.972 |
| 5 | Special Education Teachers, Preschool | 4 | 0.968 |
| 6 | Psychiatric Technicians | 3 | 0.967 |
| 7 | Recreational Therapists | 4 | 0.966 |
| 8 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | 5 | 0.965 |
| 9 | Midwives | 5 | 0.965 |
| 10 | Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.965 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Community Health Workers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Education Specialists | Operations Analysis | 2.50 | 0.961 |
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | Learning Strategies | 1.00 | 0.960 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | Management of Financial Resources | 2.25 | 0.949 |
| Special Education Teachers, Elementary School | Learning Strategies | 0.87 | 0.948 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Community Health Workers, excluding software Community Health Workers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Patient electronic medical record EMR software | 7 of 20 | 24.9x |
| Social Solutions ETO | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| Email software | 13 of 20 | 2.2x |
| Scheduling software | 6 of 20 | 4.0x |
| MEDITECH software | 6 of 20 | 3.6x |
| Database software | 8 of 20 | 2.2x |
| Electronic medical record EMR software | 3 of 20 | 4.3x |
| Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS | 3 of 20 | 3.5x |
| Statistical software | 3 of 20 | 3.5x |
| Medical procedure coding software | 3 of 20 | 3.1x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 1.00 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.31 | 5.67 |
| English Language | 4.12 | 4.15 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3.82 | 3.67 |
| Psychology | 3.75 | 5.11 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 3.72 | 5.00 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.62 | 3.89 |
| Education and Training | 3.50 | 4.42 |
| Administration and Management | 3.12 | 3.10 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.96 | 2.92 |
| Administrative | 2.92 | 3.36 |
| Law and Government | 2.91 | 2.69 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.84 | 3.96 |
| Communications and Media | 2.65 | 3.12 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.60 | 2.66 |
| Biology | 2.59 | 2.53 |
| Transportation | 2.46 | 2.32 |
| Mathematics | 2.38 | 2.90 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.05 | 2.71 |
| Chemistry | 2.01 | 2.01 |
| Telecommunications | 1.85 | 1.16 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.80 | 2.01 |
| Foreign Language | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.73 | 1.05 |
| Geography | 1.69 | 1.41 |
| Production and Processing | 1.69 | 1.16 |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.68 | 1.11 |
| Mechanical | 1.53 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.36 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.30 | 0.68 |
| Fine Arts | 1.16 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.16 | not rated |
| Design | 1.15 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.06 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | 4.25 | 4.00 |
| Oral Expression | 4.12 | 4.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Written Expression | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Originality | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Selective Attention | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Memorization | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.62 | 2.88 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Visualization | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.12 | 2.38 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Control Precision | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 1.50 |
| Number Facility | 2.00 | 2.12 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Depth Perception | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Reaction Time | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Response Orientation | 1.88 | 1.50 |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Rate Control | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.75 | 1.62 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Night Vision | 1.62 | 1.00 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.50 | 0.88 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Sound Localization | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Static Strength | 1.38 | 0.75 |
| Stamina | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.25 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.25 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Microsoft Word in demand
- Apple macOS hot
- Google Workspace software hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Zoom hot
- Client databases
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Microsoft Publisher
- SmugMug Flickr
- Web browser software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City, NV | 100 | 8.18 | $81,600 |
| Salisbury, MD | 100 | 4.69 | $45,110 |
| Yakima, WA | 150 | 3.86 | $47,940 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 360 | 3.50 | $48,260 |
| Springfield, MA | 270 | 3.41 | $48,540 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 140 | 3.36 | $39,040 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 180 | 2.95 | $48,050 |
| Bend, OR | 120 | 2.72 | $57,690 |
| Worcester, MA | 380 | 2.72 | $53,620 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 400 | 2.48 | $58,290 |