Career profile · SOC 21-1099

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other

All community and social service specialists not listed separately. Includes community health workers, peer support specialists, and other direct-service roles that connect people to resources.

Median salary
$54,940
per year
Growth outlook
Average
BLS 10-yr
Education
Bachelor's degree
AI exposure
3.8/10
automation risk

Salary distribution (US)

Real salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The p10–p90 spread tells you more than the median alone.

Bottom 10%
$30,390
25th %ile
$37,380
Median
$54,940
75th %ile
$63,150
Top 10%
$79,440

Top skills

Active Listening Speaking Social Perceptiveness Service Orientation Critical Thinking Judgment and Decision Making Coordination Complex Problem Solving Reading Comprehension

Knowledge you'll build

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Psychology
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Education and Training
  • Sociology and Anthropology

A day in the life

You start the day checking in with clients by phone or text, confirming appointments and making sure they have rides to medical visits or job interviews. Mid-morning you visit a community center to lead a life-skills workshop on budgeting or conflict resolution. Afternoons are spent documenting case notes, coordinating referrals with healthcare providers and housing agencies, and sometimes accompanying a client to a government office to help them navigate paperwork. The job is about meeting people where they are—literally and figuratively—and the small victories, like helping someone secure stable housing, make an outsized impact.

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