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Community Health Workers
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 12.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #81 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +12.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $51,850 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 64,700 in the US, with about 7,000 openings a year
The work, 18 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues25%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources8%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Develop professional relationships or networks4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,715 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI does this: Advocate for individual or community needs4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,631 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Assess living, work, or social needs or status of individuals or communities3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,012 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on educational or vocational matters3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 293 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research healthcare issues3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 142 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Develop public or community health programs3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Teach academic or vocational subjects3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 70 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI does this: Interpret language, cultural, or religious information for others2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 122 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on legal or regulatory matters2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 456 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Transport patients or clients2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 113 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 7,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 32% of the workRegistered Nurses19% AI does, against 51% here+5.6% by 2035 · $97,550 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 30% of the workHealthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers22% AI does, against 51% here+5.1% by 2035 · $65,790 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 28% of the workProbation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists43% AI does, against 51% here+3% by 2035 · $66,270 · Bachelor’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.30, higher than 87% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 21-1094 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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