Community Health Practitioner

Supports community-based disease prevention, health education, screening, referrals and access to essential healthcare services. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 1 linked programme across 1 university. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.

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Career overview

What does a Community Health Practitioner do?

Supports community-based disease prevention, health education, screening, referrals and access to essential healthcare services.

Demand level: High

Earning potential

Estimated annual salaries

JuniorR210 000 p.a.Mid-levelR360 000 p.a.SeniorR560 000 p.a.

Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

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Skills linked to this career

Community engagement · EssentialHealth promotion · EssentialBasic health assessment · ImportantCommunication · ImportantReferral coordination · Useful
Study routes

Programmes linked to this career

These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.

Bachelor of Nursing — University of the Western Cape

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What does a Community Health Practitioner do?

Supports community-based disease prevention, health education, screening, referrals and access to essential healthcare services.

What skills are important for this career?

Important skills include Community engagement, Health promotion, Basic health assessment, Communication, Referral coordination.

What salary can I expect?

VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

Which programmes can lead to this career?

1 linked programme is currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.