Jobs / Education and social services / 21-1093.00
Social and Human Service Assistants
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.
- US jobs
- 437,860
- Median wage
- $45,930 a year
- Job family
- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of social and human service assistants?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Education and social services:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests teaching, counseling, or casework.
- Project levelPartialThin, adjacent evidence only. GDPval, which spans 44 occupations, is the one benchmark in our collection mapped here. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons across all GDPval occupations. No benchmark tests work with students or clients.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Assess clients' cognitive abilities and physical and emotional needs to determine appropriate interventions.
- Develop and implement behavioral management and care plans for clients.
- Keep records or prepare reports for owner or management concerning visits with clients.
- Visit individuals in homes or attend group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements, or procedures.
- Submit reports and review reports or problems with superior.
- Interview individuals or family members to compile information on social, educational, criminal, institutional, or drug history.
- Provide information or refer individuals to public or private agencies or community services for assistance.
- Advise clients regarding food stamps, child care, food, money management, sanitation, or housekeeping.
- Oversee day-to-day group activities of residents in institution.
- Assist in locating housing for displaced individuals.
- Consult with supervisor concerning programs for individual families.
- Demonstrate use and care of equipment for tenant use.
Other job titles for this occupation (59)
Addictions Counselor Assistant · Advocate · Clinical Assistant · Residential Care Assistant · Social Services Aide · Social Services Assistant · Social Work Assistant · Social Work Associate · Social Worker Assistant · Case Aide · Case Management Assistant · Case Management Coordinator · Case Work Aide · Certified Peer Specialist · Child Advocate · Child and Youth Care Practitioner · Children's Aide · Client Advocate · Clinical Social Work Aide · Community Advocate · Community Aide · Community Development Aide · Community Organization Aide · Community Program Assistant · Counseling Aide · Counselor Aide · Court Advocate · Direct Support Specialist · Domestic Violence Advocate · Family Advocate · Family Service Aide · Family Service Assistant · Food Management Aide · Gerontology Aide · Group Activities Aide · Home Visitor · House Visitor · Housing Assistant · Human Services Assistant · Intake Worker · Management Aide · Neighborhood Aide · Peer Support Specialist · Psychological Aide · Service Aide · Shelter Advocate · Social and Human Services Assistant · Social Service Aide · Social Service Designee (SSD) · Social Welfare Clerk · Social Worker Aide · Support Worker · Therapeutic Assistant · Victim Advocate · Welfare Aide · Welfare Service Aide · Welfare Visitor · Youth Advocate · Youth Development Practitioner