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Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Also filed here: Social worker, NGO worker
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 4.4% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #56 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +4.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $59,550 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 405,100 in the US, with about 33,900 openings a year
The work, 17 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: Assist others to access additional services or resources17%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Interview people to obtain information9%
People try AI for this, but it seldom finishes the work in full.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Assess living, work, or social needs or status of individuals or communities8%
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: Present research or technical information6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advocate for individual or community needs6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,631 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,764 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on legal or regulatory matters4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 456 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on educational or vocational matters4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 293 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collaborate in the development of educational programs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Research historical or social issues2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 360 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 33,900 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 57% of the workMarriage and Family Therapists34% AI does, against 56% here+13.5% by 2035 · $66,940 · Master’s degree
- Shares 53% of the workHealthcare Social Workers18% AI does, against 56% here+8.5% by 2035 · $67,880 · Master’s degree
- Shares 47% of the workEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors50% AI does, against 56% here+2.9% by 2035 · $64,330 · Master’s degree
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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 0.33, higher than 95% 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, 21-1021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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