Because of different grades, the subjects of community workers' exams will be different. The primary social work examination mainly tests the comprehensive ability of social work and social work practice. The examination of intermediate social workers is mainly to test the comprehensive ability of social work and the legal policies of social work. The senior social worker exam only takes one subject, that is, social work practice.

Community workers refer to people selected by each street (town) or one station (Party committee, Party organization, neighborhood committee and community service station) after certain selection or open recruitment procedures. And in the basic service area of social grass-roots community, it provides various public services (collaborative governance) and other public welfare services for all kinds of people living in the community.