Community, Village and Township Workers

How to become a Village and Community Worker

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 村和社区工作者

Handles party building, local governance and services in villages and urban communities.

Main tasks

Running party building and the work of mass organisations such as trade unions, the Communist Youth League and the women's federation in villages and communities
Finding out about residents' circumstances and views and passing them on
Organising self governance by residents and villagers
Helping township and subdistrict governments with official business
Supporting and overseeing organisations that take part in local governance

Ways in

Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Civil Affairs Services and Management (590201). Vocational major 590201 Civil Affairs Services and Management (民政服务与管理), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Community Governance; Elderly Care.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Labour and Social Security (590203). Vocational major 590203 Labour and Social Security (劳动与社会保障), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Human Resources Shared Services; Compensation Management; Digital Human Resource Management.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Social Work (590101). Vocational major 590101 Social Work (社会工作), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Social Worker Qualification; Community Governance; Dementia Care for Older People; Social Psychological Services; Career Planning Guidance; Household Management.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Civil Affairs Services (790201). Vocational major 790201 Civil Affairs Services (民政服务), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Community Governance.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Social Security Administration (790203). Vocational major 790203 Social Security Administration (社会保障事务), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Community Governance.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Civil Affairs Management (390201). Vocational major 390201 Civil Affairs Management (民政管理), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Community Governance; Elderly Care.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Party Affairs Work (390101). Vocational major 390101 Party Affairs Work (党务工作), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Social Worker Qualification; Community Governance; Dementia Care for Older People; Social Psychological Services; Career Planning Guidance; Household Management.

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥67,000 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥48,500 to CN¥100,700. One in ten earn less than CN¥36,500 and one in ten more than CN¥157,700.
This is the figure for the mid group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥84,152 a year (2025), middle half CN¥46,200 to CN¥178,483.
This is the figure for the minor group Community, Village and Township Workers, not for this job alone.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff holds 5.62% of everyone employed in China; 45.1% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
39.4% are under 35, 52.2% are 35 to 54 and 8.3% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 35 to 39.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Village and Community Worker?

Ways in include: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Civil Affairs Services and Management (590201); Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Labour and Social Security (590203).

How much does a Village and Community Worker earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥67,000 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥84,152 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of a Village and Community Worker?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026