O*NET-SOC 21-1094.00

Community Health Workers

Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETTrue (Yes)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.1207/2013
Social Perceptiveness2.B.1.a4.1207/2013
Speaking2.A.1.d4.1207/2013
Writing2.A.1.c4.007/2013
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.8807/2013
Service Orientation2.B.1.f3.8807/2013

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.2507/2013
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.1207/2013
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.23.8807/2013
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.33.7507/2013
Speech Clarity1.A.4.b.53.7507/2013
Speech Recognition1.A.4.b.43.7507/2013

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.Core6107/2013
Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise.Core6207/2013
Identify or contact members of high-risk or otherwise targeted groups, such as members of minority populations, low-income populations, or pregnant women.Core6107/2013
Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions.Core6107/2013
Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community.Core6107/2013

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Social6.5811/2023
Enterprising3.511/2023
Investigative3.4911/2023
Conventional3.3611/2023
Artistic2.2411/2023
Realistic1.9411/2023

More occupations in preparation zone 4

Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.