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Community Health Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Community Health Workers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (competency-based).
| 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 |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What community health workers earn, by state
New Hampshire has the highest state median for community health workers ($66,680) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($36,900), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| 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
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).