Where do community health work

Community health worker salaries vary depending on local economies, wage scales and demand.
In major metropolitan areas, recommended starting annual salaries range from $35,000 to $42,000, while senior community health workers can earn $42,000 to $52,000 and supervising community health workers may earn $52,000 to $60,000.

Community Health Nurses work in a variety of settings such as:

They can reach community residents where they live, eat, play, work, and worship

CHWs are frontline agents of change, helping to reduce health disparities in underserved communities

Among the many known outcomes of CHWs’ service are the following: Improved access to health care services

Increased health and screening

Community health workers are also found working in underprivileged communities where people may have limited resources, don't have access to quality health care, don't have the means to pay for health care, or have different cultural beliefs, values, and behaviours from those of the Western health care system