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.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Mercy University, NY

$140,982

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)West Coast University-Los Angeles, CA

$130,904

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences(masters)University of California-Davis, CA

$128,179

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Millersville University of Pennsylvania, PA

$116,465

Public Health(doctoral)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$115,362

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Stony Brook University, NY

$115,213

Public Health(doctoral)University of Illinois Chicago, IL

$114,438

Public Health(masters)Touro University California, CA

$111,615

Public Health(masters)Montana Technological University, MT

$108,776

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Framingham State University, MA

$108,704

Public Health(masters)Harvard University, MA

$108,479

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Loyola University Chicago, IL

$107,579

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences(professional)MCPHS University, MA

$106,863

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(bachelors)Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, NY

$106,754

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)University of Phoenix-California, CA

$106,556

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)University of Phoenix-Arizona, AZ

$106,556

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences(doctoral)A T Still University of Health Sciences, MO

$106,308

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences(doctoral)Nova Southeastern University, FL

$105,792

Public Health(doctoral)University of South Carolina-Columbia, SC

$105,588

Public Health(doctoral)Harvard University, MA

$104,766

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)St Catherine University, MN

$104,119

Public Health(doctoral)University of South Florida, FL

$103,531

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Herzing University-Madison, WI

$102,429

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(masters)Texas Woman's University, TX

$101,837

Bioethics/Medical Ethics(associates)Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing, VA

$99,851