Advancing the professional development of
community workers is essential for modernizing grassroots governance and
enhancing community governance effectiveness. Drawing on ERG theory，this research analyses the professional development practices of
community workers，it is reveals that management systems
for community workers have been established across regions through practices
such as fixed positions，grades，and
remuneration；promoting the integration of vertical and horizontal
administrative structures with grid-based management；and
conducting categorized and tiered training. However，community
workers still face three major challenges in their professional development：survival dilemmas stemming from excessive workloads and insufficient
salary incentives; relational dilemmas arising from weak emotional support and
low social recognition；and growth dilemmas caused by
mismatches between training supply and demand，and
limited opportunities for promotion. To address these challenges，it is imperative to advance the professionalization of community workers
by：optimizing incentive systems that align input with
return，reconstructing the internal and external
emotional support networks within the organization，and
refining training systems and promotion mechanisms to meet their survival，relational，and growth needs.