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Community Health Worker Workplace Records
Community health workers may combine outreach, follow-up, service coordination, and administrative records. A workplace timeline can show changes in these responsibilities without including client names, health histories, or details from individual service plans.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Duty mix
List outreach, coordination, and documentation responsibilities for the period being reviewed.
Workload changes
Identify the instruction that changed your schedule or assignments and its approximate date.
Client privacy
Use program-level descriptions and omit client identities, diagnoses, and individual service plans.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Community Health Workers (21-1094.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Report incidences of child or elder abuse, neglect, or threats of harm to authorities, as required.Source task 19042 · updated 08/2026
- Monitor nutrition of children, elderly, or other high-risk groups.Source task 19032 · updated 08/2026
- Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.Source task 19031 · updated 08/2026
- Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions.Source task 19026 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Community Health Workers (SOC 21-1094). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.69 | $20.84 | $23.02 | $43,340 |
| Alaska | $22.17 | $25.00 | $28.68 | $52,000 |
| Arizona | $20.59 | $23.53 | $28.03 | $48,950 |
| Arkansas | $21.24 | $21.58 | $25.78 | $44,890 |
| Connecticut | $22.00 | $25.75 | $30.95 | $53,560 |
| Delaware | $21.36 | $26.85 | $30.12 | $55,850 |
| Florida | $18.68 | $21.84 | $25.99 | $45,420 |
| Georgia | $21.06 | $24.37 | $29.39 | $50,680 |
| Hawaii | $23.59 | $28.10 | $31.55 | $58,450 |
| Idaho | $20.34 | $25.02 | $29.16 | $52,050 |
| Indiana | $20.79 | $23.06 | $27.43 | $47,960 |
| Iowa | $19.33 | $22.97 | $28.22 | $47,780 |
| Kansas | $20.72 | $22.74 | $24.23 | $47,300 |
| Kentucky | $18.68 | $23.19 | $27.99 | $48,230 |
| Louisiana | $18.47 | $22.33 | $24.82 | $46,450 |
| Maine | $22.17 | $23.40 | $25.45 | $48,670 |
| Michigan | $21.07 | $23.74 | $30.83 | $49,380 |
| Minnesota | $21.37 | $22.87 | $27.89 | $47,560 |
| Mississippi | $17.02 | $19.00 | $22.81 | $39,520 |
| Missouri | $21.16 | $23.45 | $26.99 | $48,770 |
| Montana | $19.47 | $23.93 | $29.28 | $49,780 |
| Nebraska | $21.30 | $24.89 | $29.48 | $51,780 |
| New Hampshire | $25.31 | $32.06 | $32.81 | $66,680 |
| New Mexico | $23.48 | $26.36 | $29.99 | $54,830 |
| New York | $24.21 | $27.95 | $33.84 | $58,130 |
| North Carolina | $20.17 | $22.87 | $26.34 | $47,560 |
| North Dakota | $22.18 | $28.66 | $35.33 | $59,610 |
| Ohio | $20.65 | $24.35 | $31.16 | $50,650 |
| Oklahoma | $18.90 | $22.01 | $27.06 | $45,790 |
| Pennsylvania | $21.47 | $24.38 | $29.75 | $50,710 |
| Rhode Island | $23.10 | $25.53 | $29.08 | $53,100 |
| South Dakota | $21.33 | $21.97 | $24.49 | $45,700 |
| Tennessee | $17.24 | $20.34 | $22.99 | $42,310 |
| Texas | $20.97 | $23.42 | $27.93 | $48,720 |
| Utah | $20.24 | $26.78 | $32.17 | $55,700 |
| Vermont | $22.87 | $24.76 | $27.72 | $51,500 |
| Virginia | $20.90 | $23.52 | $29.13 | $48,910 |
| West Virginia | $15.95 | $18.25 | $20.73 | $37,950 |
| Wisconsin | $22.55 | $24.62 | $29.24 | $51,210 |
| Wyoming | $22.10 | $25.97 | $32.57 | $54,020 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Describe the mix of assigned duties
Separate community visits, follow-up outreach, documentation, and coordination with service providers. Note the general program, supervisor, and work period. If the mix changed, explain the instruction and timing rather than listing the details of the clients you served.
Document workload concerns without client files
Use your own schedule or a permitted assignment notice to describe added visits or documentation duties. Where you recall a workload estimate, label it as an estimate and explain its basis. Do not make a personal copy of client rosters or case notes to recreate the workload.
Distinguish employment concerns from service records
Record when you raised a staffing, scheduling, or training concern and how management responded. Keep this account separate from reports about client safety or individual care. Use the organization’s established processes for service records, and avoid putting sensitive client circumstances into an employment summary.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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