Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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 Community Health Workers
Industry profile for Community Health Workers
Geographic profile for Community Health Workers
National estimates for Community Health Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Community Health Workers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 61,010 |
2.2 % |
$ 22.97 |
$ 47,780 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Community Health Workers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.63 |
$ 17.76 |
$ 22.40 |
$ 28.50 |
$ 34.00 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,440 |
$ 36,940 |
$ 46,590 |
$ 59,280 |
$ 70,720 |
Industry profile for Community Health Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Community Health Workers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Community Health Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Community Health Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
11,270 |
0.21 |
$ 23.87 |
$ 49,640 |
| Individual and Family Services |
9,900 |
0.37 |
$ 20.48 |
$ 42,590 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
5,400 |
0.55 |
$ 21.27 |
$ 44,240 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,740 |
0.08 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,320 |
| Insurance Carriers |
3,330 |
0.28 |
$ 28.35 |
$ 58,970 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Community Health Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
1,450 |
1.04 |
$ 25.23 |
$ 52,490 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
1,860 |
0.98 |
$ 19.88 |
$ 41,350 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
2,150 |
0.96 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,540 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
5,400 |
0.55 |
$ 21.27 |
$ 44,240 |
| Individual and Family Services |
9,900 |
0.37 |
$ 20.48 |
$ 42,590 |
Top paying industries for Community Health Workers:
Geographic profile for Community Health Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Community Health Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Community Health Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Community Health Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
7,750 |
0.89 |
2.07 |
$ 24.21 |
$ 50,350 |
| California |
6,740 |
0.41 |
0.94 |
$ 25.93 |
$ 53,930 |
| Texas |
4,690 |
0.38 |
0.89 |
$ 20.34 |
$ 42,300 |
| Washington |
2,860 |
0.89 |
2.06 |
$ 23.14 |
$ 48,130 |
| Ohio |
2,300 |
0.44 |
1.02 |
$ 19.83 |
$ 41,240 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Community Health Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
380 |
1.28 |
2.95 |
$ 26.34 |
$ 54,790 |
| Kentucky |
2,180 |
1.19 |
2.74 |
$ 24.10 |
$ 50,130 |
| New Mexico |
840 |
1.09 |
2.51 |
$ 26.88 |
$ 55,900 |
| New York |
7,750 |
0.89 |
2.07 |
$ 24.21 |
$ 50,350 |
| Washington |
2,860 |
0.89 |
2.06 |
$ 23.14 |
$ 48,130 |
Top paying states for Community Health Workers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Community Health Workers:
| 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 |
6,030 |
0.69 |
1.60 |
$ 25.28 |
$ 52,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,770 |
0.48 |
1.12 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 50,270 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,530 |
0.80 |
1.84 |
$ 24.01 |
$ 49,930 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,520 |
0.59 |
1.36 |
$ 24.92 |
$ 51,830 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,500 |
0.42 |
0.97 |
$ 20.66 |
$ 42,970 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,470 |
0.35 |
0.80 |
$ 22.20 |
$ 46,170 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
1,370 |
2.19 |
5.07 |
$ 27.51 |
$ 57,220 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,030 |
0.36 |
0.82 |
$ 21.69 |
$ 45,100 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,030 |
0.35 |
0.81 |
$ 29.53 |
$ 61,430 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,020 |
0.45 |
1.05 |
$ 31.51 |
$ 65,530 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Community Health Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Carson City, NV |
80 |
2.78 |
6.42 |
$ 29.70 |
$ 61,780 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
1,370 |
2.19 |
5.07 |
$ 27.51 |
$ 57,220 |
| Bismarck, ND |
140 |
2.02 |
4.68 |
$ 27.78 |
$ 57,780 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
630 |
1.74 |
4.02 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL |
160 |
1.62 |
3.74 |
$ 16.76 |
$ 34,850 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
140 |
1.53 |
3.53 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 37,860 |
| Yakima, WA |
130 |
1.44 |
3.33 |
$ 21.86 |
$ 45,470 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
120 |
1.42 |
3.28 |
$ 29.72 |
$ 61,820 |
| Longview, WA |
50 |
1.29 |
2.99 |
$ 21.84 |
$ 45,420 |
| El Paso, TX |
380 |
1.27 |
2.92 |
$ 17.53 |
$ 36,460 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Community Health Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
400 |
0.37 |
0.86 |
$ 31.79 |
$ 66,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,020 |
0.45 |
1.05 |
$ 31.51 |
$ 65,530 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
120 |
1.42 |
3.28 |
$ 29.72 |
$ 61,820 |
| Carson City, NV |
80 |
2.78 |
6.42 |
$ 29.70 |
$ 61,780 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,030 |
0.35 |
0.81 |
$ 29.53 |
$ 61,430 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
300 |
0.30 |
0.70 |
$ 28.29 |
$ 58,840 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
40 |
0.28 |
0.65 |
$ 28.29 |
$ 58,830 |
| Wausau, WI |
40 |
0.65 |
1.49 |
$ 27.91 |
$ 58,050 |
| Bismarck, ND |
140 |
2.02 |
4.68 |
$ 27.78 |
$ 57,780 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
1,370 |
2.19 |
5.07 |
$ 27.51 |
$ 57,220 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Community Health Workers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Community Health Workers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Community Health Workers:
About May 2021 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
