O*NET-SOC 21-1021.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

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.

Estimated AI task exposure

38%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

21 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

47/100

Physical moat

6/100

Human moat

83/100

Rating coverage

100%

21 task statements / 21 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Maintain case history records and prepare reports.

Importance 89/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.84

Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.

Importance 87/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.79

Refer clients to community resources for services, such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.

Importance 75/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 51/100Weight 0.78

Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.

Importance 80/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.76

Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.

Importance 82/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.75

Counsel individuals, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care.

Importance 75/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.73

Provide, find, or arrange for support services, such as child care, homemaker service, prenatal care, substance abuse treatment, job training, counseling, or parenting classes to prevent more serious problems from developing.

Importance 75/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 42/100Weight 0.72

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.

Importance 84/100Relevance 69/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.72

Counsel parents with child rearing problems, interviewing the child and family to determine whether further action is required.

Importance 80/100Relevance 70/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.69

Collect supplementary information needed to assist client, such as employment records, medical records, or school reports.

Importance 75/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 48/100Weight 0.69

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$59,550

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

392,550

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+4.4%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

34

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE