Social and Human Service Assistants

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Interview individuals or family members to compile information on social, educational, criminal, institutional, or drug history.74
• Explain rules established by owner or management, such as sanitation or maintenance requirements or parking regulations.65
• Inform tenants of facilities, such as laundries or playgrounds.65

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Assist in planning food budgets, using charts or sample budgets.55
• Assist clients with preparation of forms, such as tax or rent forms.55
• Observe clients' food selections and recommend alternate economical and nutritional food choices.55

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Advise clients regarding food stamps, child care, food, money management, sanitation, or housekeeping.34

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 55 puts Social and Human Service Assistants in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 6 of 19 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 12 augmentable, and 1 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $45,930median wage
• 437,860employed
• 50,600annual openings
• +6.4%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Mental Health Counselor 18
• Rehabilitation Counselors 50
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 43
• Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 30
• Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 56
• Health Education Specialists 51

FAQ — Social and Human Service Assistants

What does a score of 55 mean for a Social and Human Service Assistants?

It means that, weighted across the 19 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 55 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Interview individuals or family members to compile information on social, educational, criminal, institutional, or drug history; Explain rules established by owner or management, such as sanitation or maintenance requirements or parking regulations; Inform tenants of facilities, such as laundries or playgrounds. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Advise clients regarding food stamps, child care, food, money management, sanitation, or housekeeping. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.