Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
21-1094 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. Excludes “Health Education Specialists” (21-1091).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 58,950 |
2.2 % |
$21.34 |
$44,390 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.82 |
$15.79 |
$19.41 |
$25.41 |
$32.86 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,660 |
$32,850 |
$40,360 |
$52,850 |
$68,350 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
10,900 |
0.43 |
$19.04 |
$39,590 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
9,660 |
0.17 |
$22.67 |
$47,150 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
5,110 |
0.54 |
$20.45 |
$42,530 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,720 |
0.08 |
$24.33 |
$50,610 |
| Offices of Physicians |
3,700 |
0.14 |
$19.72 |
$41,010 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
2,550 |
1.14 |
$23.45 |
$48,770 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
1,630 |
1.14 |
$22.31 |
$46,400 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
1,930 |
1.06 |
$18.45 |
$38,370 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
5,110 |
0.54 |
$20.45 |
$42,530 |
| Individual and Family Services |
10,900 |
0.43 |
$19.04 |
$39,590 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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) |
| New York |
7,750 |
0.81 |
2.03 |
$21.65 |
$45,040 |
| California |
5,720 |
0.33 |
0.82 |
$23.79 |
$49,480 |
| Florida |
3,120 |
0.36 |
0.88 |
$20.07 |
$41,750 |
| Massachusetts |
3,090 |
0.85 |
2.13 |
$22.08 |
$45,920 |
| Texas |
2,900 |
0.23 |
0.58 |
$19.89 |
$41,360 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,630 |
0.58 |
1.45 |
$23.17 |
$48,190 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,110 |
0.76 |
1.88 |
$22.84 |
$47,510 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,780 |
0.29 |
0.71 |
$22.47 |
$46,750 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,680 |
0.83 |
2.07 |
$19.82 |
$41,220 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,580 |
0.50 |
1.23 |
$26.00 |
$54,080 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,460 |
0.31 |
0.78 |
$21.74 |
$45,230 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,070 |
0.37 |
0.92 |
$21.67 |
$45,060 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,020 |
0.41 |
1.03 |
$26.61 |
$55,350 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
890 |
0.65 |
1.61 |
$25.96 |
$54,000 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
880 |
0.33 |
0.83 |
$19.97 |
$41,530 |
United States Department of Labor
