youth worker

Youth workers support, accompany and counsel young people, focusing on their personal and social development. They are involved in managing community projects and services through one-to-one or group-based activities. Youth workers can be volunteers or paid professionals who facilitate non-formal and informal learning processes. They are engaged in a large spectrum of activities by, with and for young people.

The most in-demand skills for this role include social work theory, legal requirements in the social sector, social sciences, adolescent psychological development, sexual disorders, social justice. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives youth worker a score of 0.50 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.