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Community Health Worker Jobs
Community Health Worker pay and benefits
Outreach happens where people are: a doorstep, a shelter, the parking lot outside a clinic. Employers differ in how much thought they have given to lone working, and the safety plan is worth reading before the first shift.
Median Salaryof Community Health Worker
10%$18.50/hr
median$25.11/hr
90%$38.82/hr
Top Benefitsof Community Health Worker
- Dental insurance100%
- Health insurance100%
- Paid time off100%
- Retirement savings plan100%
- Vision insurance100%
Screening for social needs is the paperwork
The record-keeping here is social. Practices screen patients for food, housing, transport and utility needs on a standard instrument, and the worker is who acts on the answers: a referral raised in the platform the health system shares with local agencies, then chased until somebody confirms the person was served. Employers report closed referrals, which is the difference between this job and handing over a phone number.
Community Health Worker jobs by state
7Your questions about community health worker jobs, answered
- Are community health worker jobs grant-funded?
Many are, and it's the first thing to check. Positions are frequently written against a specific grant with a fixed end date, so a posting can be a 2-year role in everything but name. Medicare began paying for community health integration in 2024 and most state Medicaid programs now cover the work, so health systems have started funding these posts as core staffing.
- What does a community health worker's caseload look like?
A caseload is smaller than a clinical panel and followed for much longer. You may carry a few dozen people at a time, some of whom you speak to weekly for months, and progress is measured in appointments kept and benefits secured instead of visits billed. Employers differ enormously in how many they expect, and it's a fair thing to ask in an interview.
- Does lived experience count when applying?
It counts more here than almost anywhere else in healthcare. Employers are hiring someone the community will actually open the door to, so having lived in the neighborhood, used the same services, or navigated the same system yourself is treated as a qualification and often named in the posting. It sits alongside the training, not instead of it.
