career Comparison
Compare key metrics between Community Health Workers and Health Education Specialists. Data sourced from BLS OEWS 2024 + O*NET 29.0 (2024).
| Metric | Community Health Workers | Health Education Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| soc | 21-1094 | 21-1091 |
| title | Community Health Workers | Health Education Specialists |
| onet code | 21-1094.00 | 21-1091.00 |
| 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. | Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs. |
| job zone | 4 | 4 |
| major group | 21 | 21 |
| tot emp | 60,730 | 65,150 |
| a mean | 55,970 | 71,700 |
| a median | 51,030 | 63,000 |
| a pct10 | 37,930 | 42,210 |
| a pct25 | 44,370 | 49,880 |
| a pct75 | 63,150 | 84,460 |
| a pct90 | 78,560 | 112,900 |
| h mean | 26 | 34 |
| h median | 24 | 30 |
The CertifyWize editorial team aggregates and verifies careers data from BLS OEWS 2024 + O*NET 29.0. Every statistic on this site is cross-referenced against the official source before publication, with quarterly re-verification cycles.
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