Community advocate vs community health representative

The differences between community advocates and community health representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a community advocate, becoming a community health representative takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a community advocate has an average salary of $35,900, which is higher than the $35,410 average annual salary of a community health representative.

The top three skills for a community advocate include community resources, community outreach and crisis intervention. The most important skills for a community health representative are customer service, patients, and medicaid.

Community advocate vs community health representative overview

	Community Advocate	Community Health Representative
Yearly salary	$35,900	$35,410
Hourly rate	$17.26	$17.02
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	36,520	67,046
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	4

What does a community advocate do?

The task of a community advocate is to provide advocacy and lobby for change or development within neighborhoods. Community advocates collaborate with a certain population like battered women or the deaf affected by environmental contamination. The advocates guide and assist on the hotline to make sure that every individual gets necessary guidance, safety plans, and resources. They provide crisis intervention or management with shelter residents. Also, they ensure confidentiality and legal compliance integrity based on corporate policy.

What does a community health representative do?

A community health representative is responsible for determining the health concerns of the community people and coordinating with officials and organizations to address these needs. Community health representatives facilitate health programs and activities within the community, implementing quality health services to maintain the welfare and stability of the citizens. They also handle social promotions of sponsorships, donations, and charity events to secure financial assistance in case of emergencies and outbreaks. A community health representative must have excellent communication and organizational skills, especially in advocating and educating the people for health awareness.

Community advocate vs community health representative salary

Community advocates and community health representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Advocate	Community Health Representative
Average salary	$35,900	$35,410
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $43,000	Between $25,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Henderson, NV
Highest paying state	New York	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Boston Medical Center	IBM
Best paying industry	Professional	Telecommunication

Differences between community advocate and community health representative education

There are a few differences between a community advocate and a community health representative in terms of educational background:

	Community Advocate	Community Health Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	University of Southern California

Community advocate vs community health representative demographics

Here are the differences between community advocates' and community health representatives' demographics:

	Community Advocate	Community Health Representative
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 25.8% Female, 74.2%	Male, 28.1% Female, 71.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 24.6% Asian, 5.9% White, 49.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	21%

Differences between community advocate and community health representative duties and responsibilities

Community advocate example responsibilities.

Manage social media communication including Facebook, Pinterest, and blog.
Provide ongoing case management and resource coordinator for individuals with special needs or developmental delays receiving DDA funding.
Provide services to WIC clients to promote establish goals and to reinforce positive results.
Assist the families with applying for Medicaid, food assistance, FIP, WIC, low income housing etc.
Authorize and monitor CCAD services to ensure that the consumer receives the services as authorized and their needs are being meet.

Community health representative example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain the content of digital and social media platforms including Facebook, twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn.
Mail out Medicare Medicaid publications to customers.
Mentore students preparing to apply to college outside of Rwanda.
Serve youth who have been discharge from correctional facilities, residential treatment centers and treatment foster care.
Assist prospects with scheduling a home visit, having a local agent meet prospect to discuss details regarding Medicare plans.
Provide explanation of benefits while maintaining confidentiality following HIPAA regulations.

Community advocate vs community health representative skills

Common community advocate skills

Community Resources, 12%
Community Outreach, 9%
Crisis Intervention, 9%
Safety Planning, 7%
Social Work, 6%
Data Entry, 6%

Common community health representative skills

Customer Service, 17%
Patients, 16%
Medicaid, 7%
Community Health, 6%
Community Outreach, 6%
Health Education, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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