Community health consultant vs community health educator

The differences between community health consultants and community health educators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a community health consultant and a community health educator. Additionally, a community health consultant has an average salary of $45,608, which is higher than the $43,889 average annual salary of a community health educator.

The top three skills for a community health consultant include public health, community outreach and health education. The most important skills for a community health educator are patients, public health, and health promotion.

Community health consultant vs community health educator overview

	Community Health Consultant	Community Health Educator
Yearly salary	$45,608	$43,889
Hourly rate	$21.93	$21.10
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	66,617	66,731
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	4

Community health consultant vs community health educator salary

Community health consultants and community health educators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Health Consultant	Community Health Educator
Average salary	$45,608	$43,889
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $67,000	Between $32,000 And $59,000
Highest paying City	Foster City, CA	West Hollywood, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	University of Maryland Medical System	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	Insurance	Government

Differences between community health consultant and community health educator education

There are a few differences between a community health consultant and a community health educator in terms of educational background:

	Community Health Consultant	Community Health Educator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Nursing	Health Education
Most common college	University of Florida	University of Florida

Community health consultant vs community health educator demographics

Here are the differences between community health consultants' and community health educators' demographics:

	Community Health Consultant	Community Health Educator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 18.9% Female, 81.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 6.2% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between community health consultant and community health educator duties and responsibilities

Community health consultant example responsibilities.

Engage with members' telephonically, using motivational interviewing techniques to assist members' in achieving their health goals.
Assist with provisioning all users for HMS access and Fluencey Mmodal.
Develop, build, test and implement HMS applications to create electronic patient health records.
Educate community health advocates on CPR, first aid, and prevention of communicable diseases.
Conduct medical camps and provide nursing care for HIV and leprosy infect population in rural India.
Develop a series of mindful-eating workshops for YMCA weight-loss and diabetes program that raise program profile and improve attendance.

Community health educator example responsibilities.

Engage with members' telephonically, using motivational interviewing techniques to assist members' in achieving their health goals.
Educate low-income populations as to proper nutrition on a budget in an effort to reduce diabetes and obesity rates.
Educate local community via verbal presentations on nutrition guidelines and neonatal screenings by creating PowerPoint presentations and visual aids.
Provide case management of enrollee participation to ensure completion of schedule mammograms and cervical testing.

Community health consultant vs community health educator skills

Common community health consultant skills

Public Health, 32%
Community Outreach, 15%
Health Education, 14%
Medicaid, 8%
Primary Care, 7%
Home Health, 6%

Common community health educator skills

Patients, 11%
Public Health, 9%
Health Promotion, 9%
Community Outreach, 6%
Disease Prevention, 6%
Community Health Education, 5%

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