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Social Worker

Assist individuals and families cope with problems in everyday living.

Live Automation Risk Score
20%
Base: 21% 1 from live signals

Updated: 2/24/202685% confidence

Task-by-Task Analysis

Here's how AI might impact each core task of a social worker:

Assess client needs25% automatable
Develop care plans45% automatable
Provide counseling10% automatable
Connect to resources55% automatable

Live Risk Signals

Real-time factors affecting this job's automation risk score:

-1%
employment
+0.9% employment change year-over-year

Risk scores update automatically based on news, layoffs, employment trends, and AI capability announcements.

Score Breakdown

Base Risk (O*NET Research)21%
Employment Trends (BLS)-1%
Final Score20%

Risk Trend (90 Days)

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AI Tools Threatening This Role

AI resource matching
Chatbot support

What AI Cannot Replace

Crisis intervention
Complex cases
Relationship building
Advocacy

How to Future-Proof Your Career

Clinical licensure
Specializations
Trauma-informed care
Telehealth

Key Skills for This Role

EmpathyCommunicationCase Management

Career Overview

Median Salary$55,000/yr
Total Employed710k
Job Outlookgrowing
Categoryservice

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Data sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), O*NET OnLine, industry research reports. Risk scores are updated daily using our proprietary algorithm. Last updated: February 2026.

Analysis by AI Crisis Research Team.

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