Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
21-1094 Community Health Workers
Assist individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Conduct outreach for medical personnel or health organizations to implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health. May provide information on available resources, provide social support and informal counseling, advocate for individuals and community health needs, and provide services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. May collect data to help identify community health needs. Excludes "Health Educators" (21-1091).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 51,900 |
1.9 % |
$19.80 |
$41,170 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.36 |
$14.17 |
$17.95 |
$23.72 |
$30.71 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,620 |
$29,480 |
$37,330 |
$49,340 |
$63,880 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Individual and Family Services |
9,410 |
0.56 |
$17.54 |
$36,490 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
7,180 |
0.13 |
$20.29 |
$42,210 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
5,490 |
0.66 |
$17.31 |
$36,010 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
5,060 |
0.09 |
$23.31 |
$48,490 |
| Offices of Physicians |
2,490 |
0.10 |
$19.59 |
$40,750 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
2,420 |
1.50 |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
2,420 |
1.18 |
$21.41 |
$44,520 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
1,590 |
1.15 |
$22.75 |
$47,320 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
5,490 |
0.66 |
$17.31 |
$36,010 |
| Individual and Family Services |
9,410 |
0.56 |
$17.54 |
$36,490 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
360 |
0.05 |
$31.81 |
$66,160 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
430 |
0.03 |
$27.72 |
$57,650 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
200 |
0.08 |
$25.54 |
$53,130 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
100 |
0.02 |
$25.11 |
$52,230 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$24.43 |
$50,820 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
6,120 |
0.38 |
1.04 |
$22.66 |
$47,130 |
| New York |
4,010 |
0.44 |
1.19 |
$21.03 |
$43,740 |
| Texas |
3,370 |
0.29 |
0.78 |
$19.90 |
$41,400 |
| Massachusetts |
3,130 |
0.90 |
2.45 |
$20.86 |
$43,390 |
| Illinois |
2,550 |
0.43 |
1.17 |
$17.78 |
$36,980 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
510 |
1.58 |
4.27 |
$21.72 |
$45,170 |
| Vermont |
400 |
1.30 |
3.52 |
$16.56 |
$34,450 |
| District of Columbia |
760 |
1.08 |
2.93 |
$32.67 |
$67,960 |
| Massachusetts |
3,130 |
0.90 |
2.45 |
$20.86 |
$43,390 |
| Oklahoma |
1,340 |
0.84 |
2.28 |
$19.35 |
$40,250 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
760 |
1.08 |
2.93 |
$32.67 |
$67,960 |
| California |
6,120 |
0.38 |
1.04 |
$22.66 |
$47,130 |
| Virginia |
530 |
0.14 |
0.38 |
$22.08 |
$45,920 |
| New Jersey |
920 |
0.23 |
0.63 |
$22.04 |
$45,850 |
| Alaska |
510 |
1.58 |
4.27 |
$21.72 |
$45,170 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,670 |
0.40 |
1.10 |
$20.40 |
$42,430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,240 |
0.29 |
0.79 |
$22.82 |
$47,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,230 |
0.34 |
0.92 |
$19.18 |
$39,890 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,230 |
0.68 |
1.85 |
$21.85 |
$45,440 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,070 |
0.56 |
1.51 |
$19.12 |
$39,760 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,050 |
0.98 |
2.66 |
$27.93 |
$58,090 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
960 |
0.33 |
0.89 |
$22.32 |
$46,430 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
920 |
0.37 |
0.99 |
$31.04 |
$64,560 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
810 |
0.60 |
1.63 |
$21.38 |
$44,460 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
690 |
0.27 |
0.73 |
$19.15 |
$39,830 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
180 |
1.82 |
4.92 |
$17.68 |
$36,770 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
130 |
1.81 |
4.89 |
$14.64 |
$30,460 |
| Decatur, IL |
90 |
1.78 |
4.80 |
$14.33 |
$29,800 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division |
140 |
1.76 |
4.76 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
220 |
1.75 |
4.72 |
$15.35 |
$31,930 |
| Springfield, IL |
180 |
1.74 |
4.70 |
$12.25 |
$25,480 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
210 |
1.58 |
4.28 |
$11.03 |
$22,950 |
| Anchorage, AK |
250 |
1.45 |
3.91 |
$21.43 |
$44,570 |
| Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division |
80 |
1.28 |
3.47 |
$19.09 |
$39,700 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
400 |
1.25 |
3.39 |
$22.57 |
$46,940 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
920 |
0.37 |
0.99 |
$31.04 |
$64,560 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,050 |
0.98 |
2.66 |
$27.93 |
$58,090 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
180 |
0.17 |
0.47 |
$27.69 |
$57,600 |
| Montgomery, AL |
160 |
0.95 |
2.56 |
$26.58 |
$55,290 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
330 |
0.74 |
2.01 |
$26.32 |
$54,750 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
60 |
0.30 |
0.82 |
$26.14 |
$54,360 |
| Richmond, VA |
110 |
0.18 |
0.48 |
$25.93 |
$53,940 |
| Trenton, NJ |
110 |
0.50 |
1.36 |
$24.90 |
$51,790 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
280 |
0.21 |
0.56 |
$24.85 |
$51,690 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$24.81 |
$51,600 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:
About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OES estimates and related information:
May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2016 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017
United States Department of Labor
