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.
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. The role reports a median annual salary of $54,940 in the US with the middle 80% earning between $30,390 and $79,440 and is projected to grow 5% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Entry typically requires a Bachelor's degree, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.45 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking.
Salary distribution (US)
Real salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The p10–p90 spread tells you more than the median alone.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £44,550 a year for Social workers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £39,517 to £49,959 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2461). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
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.
Illustrative: one typical day. Real days vary by employer and seniority.
Frequently asked questions
What does Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other do?
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.
What does a typical day look like in Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other?
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.
How much does Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other earn?
The median annual salary for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other in the US is $54,940. The middle 80% of workers earn between $30,390 and $79,440 annually. Entry-to-mid-career earners typically fall between $37,380 and $63,150.
What is the job outlook for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other?
The role is projected to grow 5% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Current US employment is approximately 119,200 workers.
How do I become community and social service specialists, all other?
The typical entry education is a Bachelor's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other?
Our AI-durability model gives Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other a score of 0.45 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.