Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 56,130 |
1.9 % |
$20.90 |
$43,480 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.53 |
$15.52 |
$19.01 |
$24.83 |
$31.68 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,070 |
$32,280 |
$39,540 |
$51,650 |
$65,890 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
10,370 |
0.43 |
$18.41 |
$38,290 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
9,190 |
0.17 |
$22.15 |
$46,060 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
5,230 |
0.09 |
$23.92 |
$49,750 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
4,560 |
0.49 |
$19.71 |
$40,990 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
2,920 |
1.35 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
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 |
2,920 |
1.35 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
1,800 |
1.27 |
$23.35 |
$48,560 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
2,050 |
1.19 |
$18.87 |
$39,260 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
4,560 |
0.49 |
$19.71 |
$40,990 |
| Individual and Family Services |
10,370 |
0.43 |
$18.41 |
$38,290 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Real Estate |
(8) |
(8) |
$34.30 |
$71,340 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
320 |
0.05 |
$31.55 |
$65,620 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
240 |
0.06 |
$26.97 |
$56,110 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,120 |
0.10 |
$24.23 |
$50,390 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
5,230 |
0.09 |
$23.92 |
$49,750 |
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) |
| New York |
6,590 |
0.70 |
1.81 |
$21.32 |
$44,340 |
| California |
6,160 |
0.36 |
0.93 |
$23.68 |
$49,260 |
| Massachusetts |
3,660 |
1.03 |
2.65 |
$21.39 |
$44,500 |
| Florida |
2,880 |
0.33 |
0.86 |
$19.20 |
$39,930 |
| Texas |
2,820 |
0.23 |
0.60 |
$20.02 |
$41,640 |
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 |
5,250 |
0.55 |
1.43 |
$22.45 |
$46,690 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,510 |
0.91 |
2.34 |
$22.03 |
$45,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,900 |
0.31 |
0.80 |
$21.80 |
$45,340 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,470 |
0.61 |
1.56 |
$28.38 |
$59,020 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,340 |
0.67 |
1.74 |
$20.68 |
$43,010 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,310 |
0.42 |
1.08 |
$27.23 |
$56,630 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,120 |
0.39 |
1.01 |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
990 |
0.21 |
0.55 |
$21.46 |
$44,640 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
970 |
0.37 |
0.96 |
$18.71 |
$38,920 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
810 |
0.59 |
1.52 |
$18.41 |
$38,300 |
United States Department of Labor
