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Community Health Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$51,850
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
61,660
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (competency-based)
- State medians
- $66,680 in New Hampshire to $36,900 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER | 2002 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,200 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Wellness Coach | 2016 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What community health workers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $66,680 | $32.06 | 200 |
| District of Columbia | $62,510 | $30.05 | 280 |
| North Dakota | $59,610 | $28.66 | 90 |
| Colorado | $59,260 | $28.49 | Not published |
| Hawaii | $58,450 | $28.10 | 240 |
| New York | $58,130 | $27.95 | 5,800 |
| California | $58,050 | $27.91 | 9,500 |
| Nevada | $57,730 | $27.76 | 670 |
| Washington | $57,070 | $27.44 | 2,640 |
| Delaware | $55,850 | $26.85 | 280 |
| New Jersey | $55,790 | $26.82 | 1,330 |
| Utah | $55,700 | $26.78 | 580 |
| Massachusetts | $55,560 | $26.71 | 2,970 |
| New Mexico | $54,830 | $26.36 | 610 |
| Wyoming | $54,020 | $25.97 | 140 |
| Connecticut | $53,560 | $25.75 | 290 |
| Oregon | $53,350 | $25.65 | 1,980 |
| Rhode Island | $53,100 | $25.53 | 520 |
| Idaho | $52,050 | $25.02 | 270 |
| Alaska | $52,000 | $25.00 | 400 |
| Nebraska | $51,780 | $24.89 | 160 |
| Vermont | $51,500 | $24.76 | 170 |
| Wisconsin | $51,210 | $24.62 | 630 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,710 | $24.38 | 1,970 |
| Georgia | $50,680 | $24.37 | 490 |
| Ohio | $50,650 | $24.35 | 1,910 |
| Maryland | $50,550 | $24.30 | 3,030 |
| Montana | $49,780 | $23.93 | 330 |
| Michigan | $49,380 | $23.74 | 1,890 |
| Illinois | $49,240 | $23.67 | 2,040 |
| Arizona | $48,950 | $23.53 | 1,140 |
| Virginia | $48,910 | $23.52 | 620 |
| Missouri | $48,770 | $23.45 | 1,820 |
| Texas | $48,720 | $23.42 | 4,210 |
| Maine | $48,670 | $23.40 | 360 |
| Kentucky | $48,230 | $23.19 | 980 |
| South Carolina | $47,970 | $23.06 | 540 |
| Indiana | $47,960 | $23.06 | 1,310 |
| Iowa | $47,780 | $22.97 | 390 |
| Minnesota | $47,560 | $22.87 | 1,260 |
| North Carolina | $47,560 | $22.87 | 1,680 |
| Kansas | $47,300 | $22.74 | 240 |
| Louisiana | $46,450 | $22.33 | 210 |
| Oklahoma | $45,790 | $22.01 | 600 |
| South Dakota | $45,700 | $21.97 | 270 |
| Florida | $45,420 | $21.84 | 1,220 |
| Arkansas | $44,890 | $21.58 | Not published |
| Alabama | $43,340 | $20.84 | 270 |
| Tennessee | $42,310 | $20.34 | 520 |
| Mississippi | $39,520 | $19.00 | 410 |
| West Virginia | $37,950 | $18.25 | 310 |
| Puerto Rico | $36,900 | $17.74 | 670 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.