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Community health field pay and roles
Community health workers connect people to care, run outreach and education programs, and help patients get through insurance and social services. They work for public health departments, nonprofits, clinics, and hospital community programs.
Median Salaryof Community Health Field
10%$18.50/hr
median$25.11/hr
90%$38.82/hr
Top Median Salary by Roleof Community Health Field
- Community Health Worker$25.11/hr
Top Open Rolesof Community Health Field
- Community Health Worker10 jobs
Community health jobs by role
1Community health jobs by state
7Your questions about community health jobs, answered
- What does a community health worker do?
Outreach and connection: finding people who need care, walking them through insurance and social services, and running health education in the neighborhoods they serve.
- What do I need to become a community health worker?
No license, in most places. Some states offer a voluntary CHW certification, and employers weigh community ties and lived experience as heavily as coursework.
- How is a CHW different from a social worker?
Social workers hold degrees and state licenses and can provide clinical services. CHWs are trusted community members who connect people to those services, without a clinical license.
- Who employs community health workers?
Public health departments, nonprofits, community clinics, hospital outreach programs, and insurers running care coordination for their members.
- Does speaking a second language help in community health?
Often it's the point. Outreach works in the community's own languages, so postings regularly ask for Spanish or another local language alongside English.
- Where can a CHW role lead?
Care coordination, health education, and case management aide work, and for some people into public health degrees with field experience already on the resume.
