substance misuse worker

Substance misuse workers provide assistance and counselling to people with substance abuse problems. They monitor their progress, advocate for them, and performe crisis interventions and group therapy. They also assist patients dealing with the consequences of tobacco, alcohol or recreational drugs abuse, which can be problematics as unemployment, physical or mental disorders and poverty.

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

Our AI-durability model gives substance misuse 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.