Child, family, or school social worker
Provides social services to help children and families do better, and may help with adoptions, foster homes, and school problems.
Will AI replace child, family, or school social worker jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 95 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 1% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Keep case history records and prepare reports
- Create and review service plans with clients and follow up
- Arrange medical and other tests that may show the causes of difficulties
What stays human
- Interview clients to learn their situations and decide which services they need
- Connect students, homes, schools, courts, and doctors to help children facing problems
- Counsel parents with child-rearing problems and interview the child and family
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +4.4%. Typical pay: $59,550 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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