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	Social and Human Service Assistants	Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	Community Health Workers	Health Education Specialists	Social and Community Service Managers
SUMMARY	25% Low Risk	5% Minimal Risk	7% Minimal Risk	14% Minimal Risk	20% Minimal Risk	11% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	6.4/10	8.2/10	7.1/10	6.1/10	7.0/10	7.9/10
POLLING	30% (Low Risk, Based on 88 votes)	20% (Low Risk, Based on 56 votes)	19.3% (Minimal Risk, Based on 168 votes)	28% (Low Risk, Based on 15 votes)	36% (Low Risk, Based on 28 votes)	25% (Low Risk, Based on 74 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	6.4%	16.8%	3.4%	11.3%	4.5%	6.4%
WAGES	$45,120 or $21.69 per hour	$59,190 or $28.45 per hour	$58,570 or $28.16 per hour	$51,030 or $24.53 per hour	$63,000 or $30.29 per hour	$78,240 or $37.61 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	424,220	440,380	382,960	60,730	65,150	195,490
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DESCRIPTION	Assist other social and human service providers in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care.	Counsel and advise individuals with alcohol, tobacco, drug, or other problems, such as gambling and eating disorders. May counsel individuals, families, or groups or engage in prevention programs.	Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.	Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.	Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.	Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

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