Jobs Similar to Social and Human Service Assistants
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to social and human service assistants, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors and Patient Representatives.
Social and Human Service Assistants: $45,930 median pay · usual preparation: Bachelor's degree.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Social and Human Service Assistants) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Child, Family, and School Social WorkersSame group | 84% | $59,550+30% | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsSame group | 84% | $64,330+40% | Graduate degree |
| 3 | Patient Representatives | 84% | $50,290Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 4 | Rehabilitation CounselorsSame group | 83% | $46,850+2% | Graduate degree |
| 5 | Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsSame group | 83% | $66,270+44% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Healthcare Social WorkersSame group | 83% | $67,880+48% | Graduate degree |
| 7 | Community Health WorkersSame group | 83% | $51,850+13% | Bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersSame group | 82% | $60,280+31% | Graduate degree |
| 9 | School Psychologists | 81% | $95,990+109% | Graduate degree |
| 10 | Residential Advisors | 80% | $42,240−8% | Training or associate |
| 11 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | 80% | $100,580+119% | Graduate degree |
| 12 | Speech-Language Pathology Assistants | 79% | $48,430Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 13 | Health Education SpecialistsSame group | 79% | $64,070+39% | Bachelor's degree |
| 14 | Social and Community Service Managers | 78% | $80,390+75% | Bachelor's degree |
| 15 | Credit Counselors | 78% | $52,230+14% | Bachelor's degree |
| 16 | Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | 78% | $74,260+62% | Bachelor's degree |
| 17 | Psychiatric Aides | 78% | $44,910−2% | High school |
| 18 | Directors, Religious Activities and Education | 77% | $52,100+13% | Bachelor's degree |
| 19 | Nurse Midwives | 77% | $134,040+192% | Graduate degree |
| 20 | Clinical Nurse Specialists | 77% | $97,550Broader BLS group · not compared | Graduate degree |
- 1Child, Family, and School Social Workers
84% similar · $59,550 (+30%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 2Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
84% similar · $64,330 (+40%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 3Patient Representatives
84% similar · $50,290 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 4Rehabilitation Counselors
83% similar · $46,850 (+2%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 5Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
83% similar · $66,270 (+44%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 6Healthcare Social Workers
83% similar · $67,880 (+48%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 7Community Health Workers
83% similar · $51,850 (+13%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 8Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
82% similar · $60,280 (+31%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 9School Psychologists
81% similar · $95,990 (+109%) · Graduate degree
- 10Residential Advisors
80% similar · $42,240 (−8%) · Training or associate
- 11Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
80% similar · $100,580 (+119%) · Graduate degree
- 12Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
79% similar · $48,430 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 13Health Education Specialists
79% similar · $64,070 (+39%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 14Social and Community Service Managers
78% similar · $80,390 (+75%) · Bachelor's degree
- 15Credit Counselors
78% similar · $52,230 (+14%) · Bachelor's degree
- 16Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
78% similar · $74,260 (+62%) · Bachelor's degree
- 17Psychiatric Aides
78% similar · $44,910 (−2%) · High school
- 18Directors, Religious Activities and Education
77% similar · $52,100 (+13%) · Bachelor's degree
- 19Nurse Midwives
77% similar · $134,040 (+192%) · Graduate degree
- 20Clinical Nurse Specialists
77% similar · $97,550 (broader group) · Graduate degree
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than social and human service assistants.
- Social and Community Service Managers78% similar · $80,390 (+75%)
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School78% similar · $74,260 (+62%)
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists83% similar · $66,270 (+44%)
- Health Education Specialists79% similar · $64,070 (+39%)
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers84% similar · $59,550 (+30%)
- Credit Counselors78% similar · $52,230 (+14%)
Similar jobs that need less preparation
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for social and human service assistants also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where social and human service assistants is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Patient Representatives (89)
- Residential Advisors (82)
- Recreation Workers (81)
- Directors, Religious Activities and Education (80)
- Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers (75)
- Clinical Nurse Specialists (74)
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (74)
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term (74)
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists (73)
- Clergy (72)
Questions about jobs like social and human service assistants
What jobs are most similar to social and human service assistants?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Child, Family, and School Social Workers (84% similar), Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (84% similar), Patient Representatives (84% similar), Rehabilitation Counselors (83% similar) and Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists (83% similar).
Which jobs like social and human service assistants pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Nurse Midwives ($134,040, +192%; usually a graduate degree), Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($100,580, +119%; usually a graduate degree) and School Psychologists ($95,990, +109%; usually a graduate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with social and human service assistants ($45,930). Without more preparation than social and human service assistants usually need: Social and Community Service Managers, Special Education Teachers (Secondary School) and Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.