Assist in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care.
U.S. Workers
424,220
Median Salary
$45,120
10-Year Growth
+6.4%
Annual Openings
50,600
Typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
16 of 18 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Keep records or prepare reports for owner or management concerning visits with clients.
AI: Fully automatable - Recordkeeping and report preparation are routine, structured tasks that AI systems can fully automate given the visit data and templates.
Provide information or refer individuals to public or private agencies or community services for assistance.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can reliably provide information and generate referrals to agencies and community services using up-to-date databases and decision rules.
Explain rules established by owner or management, such as sanitation or maintenance requirements or parking regulations.
AI: Fully automatable - Explaining owner/management rules is primarily informational and can be fully automated by AI through accurate, tailored explanations and Q&A.
Assist clients with preparation of forms, such as tax or rent forms.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can fully assist in preparing standardized forms (tax, rent, benefit applications) by populating fields, validating inputs, and guiding clients through requirements.
Assist in planning food budgets, using charts or sample budgets.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can generate personalized food budgets, produce charts and sample budgets automatically from user inputs and spending data.
Inform tenants of facilities, such as laundries or playgrounds.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can fully automate informing tenants by generating and sending messages, FAQs, and guidance about facilities via multiple channels.
Interview individuals or family members to compile information on social, educational, criminal, institutional, or drug history.
AI: Partial - AI can conduct standardized interviews and extract histories from records or remote interviews, but sensitive interviewing, rapport building, and validation require human practitioners.
Submit reports and review reports or problems with superior.
AI: Partial - AI can draft, submit, and preliminarily review reports, but reviewing complex problems and discussing them with superiors involves human judgment and interpersonal communication.
Oversee day-to-day group activities of residents in institution.
AI: Partial - AI can plan schedules, suggest activities, and assist with monitoring, but cannot physically supervise residents or handle real-time behavior and safety interventions.
Assist in locating housing for displaced individuals.
AI: Partial - AI can rapidly locate and evaluate housing options, generate referrals and outreach messages, but cannot complete in-person viewings, negotiations, or confirm eligibility on its own.
Advise clients regarding food stamps, child care, food, money management, sanitation, or housekeeping.
AI: Partial - AI can provide accurate, personalized information and guidance about benefits and household management but cannot fully replace human case verification, advocacy, or legally accountable decision-making.
Consult with supervisor concerning programs for individual families.
AI: Partial - AI can prepare summaries, recommendations, and talking points for supervisor consultations but cannot substitute for the human interpersonal consultation and supervisory decision-making.
Demonstrate use and care of equipment for tenant use.
AI: Partial - AI can generate and deliver clear instructional demonstrations (video, AR, step-by-step guides) but cannot perform hands-on, in-person demonstrations or respond physically to learner needs.
Observe and discuss meal preparation and suggest alternate methods of food preparation.
AI: Partial - AI can observe (via video) and suggest alternative cooking methods and nutrition advice but cannot fully replicate in-person coaching and hands-on adjustments in the kitchen.
Meet with youth groups to acquaint them with consequences of delinquent acts.
AI: Partial - AI can create and deliver educational content about consequences of delinquency and run virtual sessions, but cannot fully replace the in-person facilitation and relationship-building of meetings with youth groups.
Observe clients' food selections and recommend alternate economical and nutritional food choices.
AI: Partial - AI can analyze photos or lists of food selections and suggest economical, nutritious alternatives but cannot fully replicate in-person observation and nuanced contextual judgement.
Visit individuals in homes or attend group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements, or procedures.
AI: Not automatable - AI cannot physically visit homes or attend in-person group meetings and therefore cannot perform the on-site, in-person aspects of this task.
Transport and accompany clients to shopping areas or to appointments, using automobile.
AI: Not automatable - This task requires physical transportation and live personal accompaniment, which AI cannot perform in general-purpose, real-world settings as of 2025.