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Community Health Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$51,850
United States, 2025
Employment
61,660
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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 code
- 21-1094.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Develop plans or formal contracts for individuals, families, or community groups to improve overall health.
- Report incidences of child or elder abuse, neglect, or threats of harm to authorities, as required.
- Monitor nutrition of children, elderly, or other high-risk groups.
- Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.
- Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to self-care, such as diabetes management.
- Refer community members to needed health services.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$38,810
25th percentile
$45,640
75th percentile
$62,540
90th percentile
$77,180
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Active Learning3.9
- Monitoring3.8
- Writing3.8
- Service Orientation3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Coordination3.6
- Instructing3.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Coordination | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Persuasion | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Instructing | 3.6 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Community Health WorkersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City, NV | $81,600 | 100 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $80,290 | 70 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $78,090 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $72,710 | 2,090 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $69,630 | 430 | 2025 |
| NH | $66,680 | 200 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $65,780 | 70 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | $64,810 | 610 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $64,720 | 100 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | $63,960 | 100 | 2025 |
| DC | $62,510 | 280 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $62,400 | 820 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | $62,160 | 50 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | $61,610 | 390 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | $61,310 | 40 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $61,130 | 60 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $60,800 | 70 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $60,690 | 60 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | $60,610 | 40 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $60,090 | 50 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.