DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

21-1094 Community Health Workers

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA203N/A$3.45/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 1,370148$20.44/hr$0.55/hr$12.91/hr$15.37/hr$19.19/hr$24.54/hr$30.22/hr
U S 58,9501,297$21.56/hr$0.15/hr$12.95/hr$15.95/hr$19.61/hr$25.67/hr$33.20/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Community Health Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 760 $21.56/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 140 $15.01/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 50 $18.90/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 50 $21.60/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 30 $20.26/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 20 N/A N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A $15.16/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $29.70/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A $14.04/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A $13.53/hr N/A