Community Health Workers
Wages & Outlook
Typical Wages
Wages listed below are for a variety of experience and education levels. Make sure that you research the typical entry-level education and work experience and training requirements for this occupation.
This career pays below the statewide median wage.
Wages for Community Health Workers *
U S |
$18.97 | $23.06 | $29.56 |
|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota |
$19.85 | $22.93 | $26.41 |
Central Minnesota |
$17.79 | $22.59 | $24.54 |
Northeast Minnesota |
$11.39 | $15.18 | $22.28 |
Northwest Minnesota |
$18.02 | $23.17 | $25.32 |
Southeast Minnesota |
$18.92 | $22.79 | $24.39 |
Southwest Minnesota |
$15.12 | $21.37 | $24.69 |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN |
$22.16 | $24.24 | $27.67 |
* "Low" indicates 25% of workers earn less and 75% earn more.
"Median" indicates 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
"High" indicates 75% of workers earn less and 25% earn more.
Employment
In Minnesota, there are 880 workers employed in this very small career.
Where do Community Health Workers most often work?
- Social Assistance
- Ambulatory Health Care Services
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Hospitals
Current Demand
This career is currently in low demand.
Future Demand
This career is seeing very high growth compared to other careers.
There will be a need for about 1,524 new Community Health Workers to meet market demand between 2020-2030. This includes the demand due to replacement (workers leaving the occupation or retiring) as well as growth.
| U S | 64,100 | 77,600 | 13,500 | 21% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1,193 | 1,389 | 196 | 16.4% |
| Central Minnesota | 119 | 141 | 22 | 18.5% |
| Northeast Minnesota | 195 | 222 | 27 | 13.8% |
| Northwest Minnesota | 172 | 195 | 23 | 13.4% |
| Southeast Minnesota | 69 | 81 | 12 | 17.4% |
| Southwest Minnesota | 74 | 93 | 19 | 25.7% |
| Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN | 608 | 702 | 94 | 15.5% |
Source: You can learn about our data sources in the About Us section.