Community health worker

#63Changing

3/5

Key facts

+12.7%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +12.7% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Community health workers (ISCO 3253). Community health workers provide health education, referral and follow-up, case management, basic preventive health care and home visiting services to specific communities.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

16 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

community carer
community first responder
community health assistant
community health worker
community healthcare assistant
community healthcare support worker
community healthcare worker
community support worker
educator in first aid
first aid educator
first aid instructor
first aid trainer
instructor in first aid
instructor in first aid principles
instructor in first aid techniques
trainer in first aid

Training

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Gauges

Risk 3/5 · Moderate

AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)

Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Community health workers)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayModestBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $51,850

EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey

Checked on 27 October 2026.