Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskCommunity health workers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 51,030
Employment 2024
65.1K
Projected Change (2024–34)
11.3%
Openings (2024–34)
7.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of community health workers is projected to grow 11 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise. AI use: 0%
- 2. Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information. AI use: 0%
- 3. Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community. AI use: 0%
- 4. Attend community meetings or health fairs to understand community issues or build relationships with community members. AI use: 0%
- 5. Refer community members to needed health services. AI use: 0%
- 6. Identify or contact members of high-risk or otherwise targeted groups, such as members of minority populations, low-income populations, or pregnant women. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 43.5 · 118K employed
Under 25: 8% · 25–54: 70% · 55+: 20%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Community health workers promote wellness by helping people adopt healthy behaviors. They implement programs and advocate for people who may have limited access to health resources and social services.
Community health workers are employed in a variety of settings, including hospitals, public health departments, and community-based organizations. Most work full time.
To enter the occupation, community health workers typically need at least a high school diploma; some employers prefer to hire candidates who have postsecondary education. To attain competency, they typically complete a brief period of on-the-job training, and some states require certification.
The median annual wage for community health workers was $51,030 in May 2024.
Employment of community health workers is projected to grow 11 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.