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Community Health Workers
Connects people in their community with health care and support.
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Community health workers visit families, help people get insurance and appointments, teach about managing conditions like diabetes, and speak up for neighbors who face barriers to care. Many are bilingual and come from the communities they serve.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Health and Wellness · Health and PE
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Community Health Workers on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.