Child, Family, and School Social Workers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 3,262 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 43% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
AI could do much of this on its own
Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Arrange for medical, psychiatric, and other tests that may disclose causes of difficulties and indicate remedial measures.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Conduct social research.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Recommend temporary foster care and advise foster or adoptive parents.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems, such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Address legal issues, such as child abuse and discipline, assisting with hearings and providing testimony to inform custody arrangements.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Similar work+22% pay1,883 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 22% more—$81,604 vs your $66,924 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a master's degree, plus internship/residency.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Social Perceptiveness
- Oral Expression
- Customer and Personal Service
Your current skills largely cover this move.