Community & Social Service

Licensed Clinical Social Workers

SOC 21-1023

Provide mental health counseling and connect clients to resources.

Median pay

$60k

$47k to $80k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

14k openings / yr

Education

Master's plus license

AI exposure

56%

modeled estimate · 51th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

73/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.