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Community Health Worker

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AVG. SALARY

$35,170

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EDUCATION

High school (GED) +

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JOB OUTLOOK

Increasing

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West Virginia Earnings

Average Annual Wage

$35,170

Entry Annual Wage

$19,160

Experienced Annual Wage

$50,910

Average Hourly Wage

$16.91

Entry Hourly Wage

$9.21

Experienced Hourly Wage

$24.48

Median Hourly Wage

$15.65

West Virginia Regional Earnings

West Virginia Metropolitan Areas Wages

Region Average Entry Level Experienced
Charleston MSA $40,200 or $19.33/hr $28,360 or $13.63/hr $59,070 or $28.40/hr
Cumberland MD-WV MSA $37,050 or $17.81/hr $31,200 or $15.00/hr $41,430 or $19.92/hr
Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV MSA $42,600 or $20.48/hr $31,090 or $14.95/hr $68,100 or $32.74/hr
Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA $30,800 or $14.81/hr $19,160 or $9.21/hr $49,700 or $23.89/hr
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV $53,800 or $25.87/hr $36,740 or $17.66/hr $76,220 or $36.64/hr

West Virginia Geographical Areas Wages

Region Average Entry Level Experienced
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,040 or $13.96/hr $20,350 or $9.78/hr $37,270 or $17.92/hr
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,180 or $17.87/hr $30,010 or $14.43/hr $48,850 or $23.49/hr

West Virginia's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)

Outlook Increasing
Growth rate is estimated to be 27%
Job Openings 49 estimated annual job openings
Employment 342 were employed in this occupation

West Virginia's Regional Employment and Outlook

Regions with increasing outlook (over 20% growth rate expected)

Region Employment Projected Growth Rate Annual Openings (growth) Annual Openings (replacement) Annual Openings
Workforce Investment Area 2 26 31% 1 3 4
Workforce Investment Area 3 11 27% 1 1
Workforce Investment Area 6 81 21% 2 9 11

Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)

Region Employment Projected Growth Rate Annual Openings (growth) Annual Openings (replacement) Annual Openings
Workforce Investment Area 1 79 19% 1 9 10
Workforce Investment Area 5 68 16% 1 7 8

National Earnings

Average Annual Wage

$49,900

Average Hourly Wage

$23.99

Average Annual Range

$32,180 to $73,730

Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.

Where do these numbers come from?


National Employment and Outlook

Outlook stable
  The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +16%.
(The National average for all occupations is +5%)
Job Openings very small number
  Less than 1000 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2021 and 2031.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,757 openings)
Employment small occupation
  This was a small occupation in the United States, employing 67,000 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
Growth Much faster than average growth
  Governments, healthcare providers, and social services providers want to find ways to improve the quality of care and health outcomes while reducing costs. This should increase demand for health education specialists and community health workers to teach people about health and wellness, which in turn can help to prevent costly diseases and medical procedures. 
Industries Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
  • Health care and social assistance (NAICS620000) (48%)
  • Social assistance (NAICS624000) (19.3%)
  • Local government, excluding education and hospitals (17.2%)
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (16.6%)
  • Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (14.9%)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) (NAICS810000) (11.9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (NAICS813000) (11.5%)
  • Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (8.1%)
  • Hospitals (NAICS622000) (7.9%)
  • Finance and insurance (NAICS520000) (7.3%)
  • Insurance carriers and related activities (NAICS524000) (7.3%)
  • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (7.1%)
  • Insurance carriers (NAICS524100) (6.8%)
  • Direct health and medical insurance carriers (NAICS524114) (6.7%)