Social workers, all other

All social workers not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 42 of 99

In the middle of the pack: more resilient than 42% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it high), and US jobs are projected to change by +2.3% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence and creative vision.

AI can do many of the tasks, and hiring is expected to grow slower than average or to shrink. The job is likely to change, so build the human parts of it.

Median pay (2025): $71,900
Job growth to 2035: +2.3%
Openings a year: 5,800
People doing it (2025): 77,400
Usual route in: Bachelor's degree

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Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselorsGrows with AI, Index 83, +18.4%
Community and social service specialists, all otherGrows with AI, Index 70, +5.5%
Counselors, all otherGrows with AI, Index 69, +5.9%
Religious workers, all otherChanging shape, Index 49, +1.5%

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.