Community Health Workers Career

Vocational Programs for Community Health Workers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
59K	$25.30	$52,610

The role of Community Health Workers is to promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors The average annual wage of the occupations is $52,610 and $25 per hour. 8 vocational programs could be taken for the Community Health Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 58,550 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Community Health Workers is $13,121. The average length of the programs is 55 hours and the average completion time is 8.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Community Health Workers Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Community Health Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Community Health Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Health Communication	15	-	-	-	-
Health and Wellness	33	$13,121	-	55 Hours	8.25 Months
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	56	-	-	-	-
Public Health	21	-	-	-	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	14	-	-	-	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	35	-	-	-	-
Behavioral Aspects of Health	9	-	-	-	-
Arts in Medicine/Health	1	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Community Health Workers

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Health Communication

Health and Wellness

$13,121

55 Hours

8.25 Months

Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling

Public Health

Public Health Education and Promotion

Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Behavioral Aspects of Health

Arts in Medicine/Health

Schools offering voational programs for Community Health Workers

The following 161 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Community Health Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.