Community and Social Service Occupations · SOC 21-1023
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
some overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, some tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 1,600 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 1,640 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $65,620 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 35.4 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 60 higher rated overlap than 60% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors some overlap 14,920 CO jobs
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers some overlap 8,200 CO jobs
- Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other some overlap 6,540 CO jobs
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors some overlap 6,530 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Community and Social Service Occupations — all 17 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/mental-health-and-substance-abuse-social-workers/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin