Community health representative vs representative

The differences between community health representatives and representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a community health representative, becoming a representative takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a representative has an average salary of $36,023, 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 representative are cleanliness, patients, and customer issues.

Community health representative vs representative overview

	Community Health Representative	Representative
Yearly salary	$35,410	$36,023
Hourly rate	$17.02	$17.32
Growth rate	12%	-4%
Number of jobs	67,046	252,761
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	4	12

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.

What does a representative do?

Representatives are lawmakers who represent the people in a specific district. They run for office to represent their districts in their hometown or their current place of living. Representatives are usually charismatic and good communicators. These characteristics are especially important during campaign and election periods. Representatives should be able to capture the hearts of the voters through their planned projects and advocacies. They are then elected by their constituents. Upon election, representatives author bills that will eventually be passed into law should it be approved by the majority of the congress. They also vote on the passage of bills authored by other representatives. They also participate in discussions and debates regarding different bills, issues, and laws. Representatives are expected to vote according to their conscience and in consideration of the voice of their constituents.

Community health representative vs representative salary

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

	Community Health Representative	Representative
Average salary	$35,410	$36,023
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $49,000	Between $23,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	Henderson, NV	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	New York
Best paying company	IBM	Google
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Transportation

Differences between community health representative and representative education

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

	Community Health Representative	Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	-

Community health representative vs representative demographics

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

	Community Health Representative	Representative
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 28.1% Female, 71.9%	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	21%	7%

Differences between community health representative and representative 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.

Representative example responsibilities.

Manage fitting rooms and recover the department, while providing exceptional customer service and offering rewards and POS options.
Manage physical portfolio with necessary derivatives to mitigate risk within company guidelines.
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Review EOB denials, appeals and/or rebilling as appropriate.
Certify of all requirements, policies, and procedures, including MSB.
Take inbound phone calls from member and providers explaining the EOB denial and payments

Community health representative vs representative skills

Common community health representative skills

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

Common representative skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Patients, 11%
Customer Issues, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Data Entry, 6%
Outbound Calls, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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