Occupations/21-1094.00
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
29%
More resilient
Human characteristics
66%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
43%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise.
- Mostly routine
Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.
- Mostly human
Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.
- 02Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise.
- 03Identify or contact members of high-risk or otherwise targeted groups, such as members of minority populations, low-income populations, or pregnant women.
- 04Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions.
- 05Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community.
- 06Refer community members to needed health services.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.03
- Degree of automation2.21
- Time sitting2.94
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations3.03
- Hands-on objects/tools2.93
- Outdoors / weather2.03
- Disease exposure3.13
- Decision freedom3.97
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.25
- Oral Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Written Expression3.75
- Speech Recognition3.75
- Speech Clarity3.75
- Problem Sensitivity3.75
- Near Vision3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics2.25
- Science1.25
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.62
- Learning Strategies3.38
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 83 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Public Health, General 51.2201 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $126,802 2 yr $117,916 Master's · CIP 51.22 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Health Communication 09.0905 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $75,795 2 yr $73,272 Master's · CIP 09.09 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Health Communication 09.0905 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $70,776 2 yr $87,754 Master's · CIP 09.09 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Public Health, General 51.2201 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $69,775 2 yr $77,054 Master's · CIP 51.22 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Public Health, General 51.2201 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $56,415 2 yr $60,072 Master's · CIP 51.22 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Public Health, General 51.2201 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $55,997 2 yr $57,133 Master's · CIP 51.22 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Health Communication 09.0905 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $55,383 2 yr $58,479 Master's · CIP 09.09 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Public Health, General 51.2201 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $51,440 2 yr $51,134 Master's · CIP 51.22 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Health Communication 09.0905 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $51,273 2 yr $52,107 Bachelor's · CIP 09.09 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Health Communication 09.0905 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $50,231 2 yr — Master's · CIP 09.09 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Health Communication 09.0905 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $49,019 2 yr $41,379 Bachelor's · CIP 09.09 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Health Communication 09.0905 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $48,752 2 yr $44,711 Bachelor's · CIP 09.09 |