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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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. 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 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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 420 0.06 $27.85 $57,920
Insurance Carriers 2,350 0.20 $26.69 $55,510
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 210 0.08 $25.48 $52,990
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 300 0.12 $25.21 $52,450
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,550 0.07 $24.80 $51,590


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
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:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 550 1.74 4.33 $24.00 $49,910
District of Columbia 800 1.11 2.76 $30.18 $62,780
New Mexico 860 1.04 2.60 $27.87 $57,980
Vermont 290 0.94 2.34 $16.44 $34,190
Massachusetts 3,090 0.85 2.13 $22.08 $45,920




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 800 1.11 2.76 $30.18 $62,780
New Mexico 860 1.04 2.60 $27.87 $57,980
North Dakota (8) (8) (8) $25.91 $53,890
New Jersey 1,110 0.27 0.68 $25.16 $52,330
Connecticut 400 0.24 0.60 $24.81 $51,610





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




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)
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 100 2.43 6.06 $16.90 $35,160
Albuquerque, NM 770 1.97 4.91 $29.20 $60,730
Bellingham, WA 150 1.65 4.10 $21.15 $44,000
Battle Creek, MI 80 1.49 3.71 $20.45 $42,530
Glens Falls, NY 70 1.36 3.38 $17.83 $37,080
Springfield, MA-CT 420 1.24 3.10 $19.33 $40,210
Champaign-Urbana, IL 120 1.22 3.04 $15.34 $31,900
Muncie, IN 50 1.17 2.91 $16.07 $33,430
Anchorage, AK 200 1.17 2.91 $18.65 $38,790
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 530 1.17 2.91 $25.20 $52,420




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)
Manchester, NH (8) (8) (8) $34.91 $72,610
Trenton, NJ 70 0.29 0.72 $32.21 $67,000
Savannah, GA (8) (8) (8) $31.31 $65,130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 320 0.28 0.70 $29.94 $62,280
Albuquerque, NM 770 1.97 4.91 $29.20 $60,730
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 50 0.26 0.65 $28.46 $59,190
Topeka, KS (8) (8) (8) $27.28 $56,750
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 60 0.20 0.50 $27.07 $56,310
Fargo, ND-MN (8) (8) (8) $26.86 $55,870
New Haven, CT 90 0.30 0.75 $26.75 $55,630

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 310 2.84 7.08 $27.84 $57,910
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 290 1.73 4.31 $19.34 $40,230
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 200 1.09 2.72 $18.97 $39,460
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 180 1.77 4.41 $15.46 $32,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 180 0.76 1.88 $14.68 $30,530

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 310 2.84 7.08 $27.84 $57,910
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 1.90 4.73 $16.32 $33,950
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 120 1.89 4.72 $21.25 $44,200
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 180 1.77 4.41 $15.46 $32,160
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 290 1.73 4.31 $19.34 $40,230

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $33.16 $68,970
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 310 2.84 7.08 $27.84 $57,910
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $27.78 $57,770
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $25.43 $52,890
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $24.32 $50,580


About May 2019 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 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020