Community health consultant vs community health representative

The differences between community health consultants and community health representatives 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 representative. Additionally, a community health consultant has an average salary of $45,608, which is higher than the $35,410 average annual salary of a community health representative.

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 representative are customer service, patients, and medicaid.

Community health consultant vs community health representative overview

	Community Health Consultant	Community Health Representative
Yearly salary	$45,608	$35,410
Hourly rate	$21.93	$17.02
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	66,617	67,046
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	4

Community health consultant vs community health representative salary

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

	Community Health Consultant	Community Health Representative
Average salary	$45,608	$35,410
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $67,000	Between $25,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Foster City, CA	Henderson, NV
Highest paying state	California	New Hampshire
Best paying company	University of Maryland Medical System	IBM
Best paying industry	Insurance	Telecommunication

Differences between community health consultant and community health representative education

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

	Community Health Consultant	Community Health Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Florida	University of Southern California

Community health consultant vs community health representative demographics

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

	Community Health Consultant	Community Health Representative
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 28.1% Female, 71.9%
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, 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	21%	21%

Differences between community health consultant and community health representative 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 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 health consultant vs community health representative 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 representative skills

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

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