Community Health Workers

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Collect information from individuals to compile vital statistics about the general health of community members.69
• Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.67
• Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community.63

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Transport or accompany clients to scheduled health appointments or referral sites.58
• Report incidences of child or elder abuse, neglect, or threats of harm to authorities, as required.53
• Conduct home visits for pregnant women, newborn infants, or other high-risk individuals to monitor their progress or assess their needs.48

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Advise clients or community groups on issues related to diagnostic screenings, such as breast cancer screening, pap smears, glaucoma tests, or diabetes screenings.25
• Advise clients or community groups on issues related to risk or prevention of conditions, such as lead poisoning, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), prenatal substance abuse, or domestic violence.25
• Advocate for individual or community health needs with government agencies or health service providers.34

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 45 puts Community Health Workers in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 3 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 14 augmentable, and 3 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $51,850median wage
• 61,660employed
• 7,800annual openings
• +11.4%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Health Education Specialists 51
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 39
• Healthcare Social Workers 37
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers 43
• Mental Health Counselor 18
• Rehabilitation Counselors 50

FAQ — Community Health Workers

What does a score of 45 mean for a Community Health Workers?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 45 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Collect information from individuals to compile vital statistics about the general health of community members; Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information; Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Advise clients or community groups on issues related to diagnostic screenings, such as breast cancer screening, pap smears, glaucoma tests, or diabetes screenings; Advise clients or community groups on issues related to risk or prevention of conditions, such as lead poisoning, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), prenatal substance abuse, or domestic violence; Advocate for individual or community health needs with government agencies or health service providers. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.