Community health representative vs public health worker

The differences between community health representatives and public health workers 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 representative and a public health worker. Additionally, a public health worker has an average salary of $42,507, which is higher than the $35,410 average annual salary of a community health representative.

The top three skills for a community health representative include customer service, patients and medicaid. The most important skills for a public health worker are social work, public works, and GRASS.

Community health representative vs public health worker overview

	Community Health Representative	Public Health Worker
Yearly salary	$35,410	$42,507
Hourly rate	$17.02	$20.44
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	67,046	80,622
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	4

Community health representative vs public health worker salary

Community health representatives and public health workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Health Representative	Public Health Worker
Average salary	$35,410	$42,507
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $49,000	Between $29,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	Henderson, NV	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	Connecticut
Best paying company	IBM	University of Baltimore
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Government

Differences between community health representative and public health worker education

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

	Community Health Representative	Public Health Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Social Work
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Community health representative vs public health worker demographics

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

	Community Health Representative	Public Health Worker
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 28.1% Female, 71.9%	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 5.8% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between community health representative and public health worker duties and responsibilities

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.

Public health worker example responsibilities.

Maintain village right of ways, mowing grass, trimming trees, plowing snow, paving and patching roadways.
Mow or edge lawns using power mowers/Edgers.
Obtain CDL license through city and operate tandem dump trucks.
Prepare events by setting up bases, dragging, mowing, cleaning and transporting utilities.
Operate small machinery such as large mowers, small tractors, and various company vehicles.
Job include cutting grass, painting, trash duties, fence building, and clearing weeds and brush

Community health representative vs public health worker skills

Common community health representative skills

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

Common public health worker skills

Social Work, 11%
Public Works, 11%
GRASS, 8%
Manual Labor, 7%
CDL, 7%
Mowing, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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