Community health consultant vs peer educator

The differences between community health consultants and peer 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 peer educator. Additionally, a community health consultant has an average salary of $45,608, which is higher than the $39,257 average annual salary of a peer educator.

The top three skills for a community health consultant include public health, community outreach and health education. The most important skills for a peer educator are community outreach, alcohol awareness, and domestic violence.

Community health consultant vs peer educator overview

	Community Health Consultant	Peer Educator
Yearly salary	$45,608	$39,257
Hourly rate	$21.93	$18.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	66,617	7,411
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 peer educator salary

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

	Community Health Consultant	Peer Educator
Average salary	$45,608	$39,257
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $67,000	Between $24,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	Foster City, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	University of Maryland Medical System	-
Best paying industry	Insurance	-

Differences between community health consultant and peer educator education

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

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

Community health consultant vs peer educator demographics

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

	Community Health Consultant	Peer Educator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 34.4% Female, 65.6%
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, 12.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.2% White, 52.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between community health consultant and peer 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.

Peer educator example responsibilities.

Manage revolving caseload of students with IEP team including initials, transfer placements, manifestation determinations.
Complete intensive training on HIV and STI prevention, contraceptives, and healthy relationships.
Lead the design process of items such as posters and PowerPoint presentations.
Summer program promoting safe sex and awareness of std knowledge in the new haven community
Generate reports using PeopleSoft to monitor open and close cases using knowledge of HIPAA regulations.
Go out to do workshops to help teens with knowledge of sexual intercourse and STI's.

Community health consultant vs peer 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 peer educator skills

Community Outreach, 14%
Alcohol Awareness, 6%
Domestic Violence, 5%
Sexual Assault Prevention, 5%
Substance Abuse, 5%
Community Resources, 4%

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