900+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Atlanta, GA

The strongest local pay anchor is BLS metro data: social workers in Atlanta had a $67,260 median annual wage in 2025, with the 25th percentile at $48,280 and the 75th percentile at $121,830; the broader community and social service occupational group showed a $31.89 mean hourly wage in May 2025. By contrast, recent posting samples are directional rather than official wage statistics: local posted ranges center on about $63k to $89k annually, hourly-paid postings center on about $47 to $61 / hour, and Georgia new-opening salary offers averaged ~$84,919 in July 2026 on a sample of n=484.

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Advertised pay

Across the 421 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $69,680 at the 25th percentile, $87,500 at the median and $95,300 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 7, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Atlanta is still a workable market for Social Services, Counseling & Community job seekers, but it is more selective than a year ago. Metro unemployment was 3.3% in June 2026, and Georgia-wide employment in this occupation family was up 1.3% year over year, which supports continued demand for qualified workers. The catch is that Georgia active postings for the occupation family were down 16.6% year over year in July 2026 even as Atlanta still showed more than 200 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days. Expect the best odds in hospital, behavioral-health, and case-management roles that can show licensure, crisis work, and documentation strength.

Best positioned: Licensed or hospital-experienced candidates who can show case management, crisis intervention, clinical documentation, and LCSW-or-equivalent status have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this is a remote-friendly generalist market; about 80% of sampled postings are on-site and about 65% are mid-career.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 907 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. BenchMark PT: 44 open roles
2. Upstream Rehabilitation Inc.: 40 open roles
3. Piedmont HealthCare, PA: 37 open roles
4. Piedmont: 26 open roles
5. Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.: 26 open roles
6. Amedisys, Inc.: 22 open roles
7. PruittHealth: 21 open roles
8. PT Solutions: 21 open roles
9. Team Rehabilitation Services, LLC: 20 open roles
10. Wellstar Health System, Inc.: 17 open roles

Where the openings are

• Atlanta: 182
• Marietta: 52
• Newnan: 39
• Roswell: 36
• Conyers: 34
• Lawrenceville: 32
• Decatur: 30
• Snellville: 29

Work arrangement

on-site 798 (91%), hybrid 47 (5%), remote 34 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in healthcare-linked settings, not generic nonprofit office work. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounts for about 45% of activity and hospitals and health care another about 20%, with mental healthcare and legal services each at about 5%. Active employers over the last 90 days included Thriveworks, YMCA Atlanta, Visiting Nurse Health System, Kaiser Permanente International, CenterWell Home Health, Adoration Health, Morgan & Morgan, PA, and Inspire Hospice, which points to case management, care transitions, home-health, and community support as the main hiring lanes. That mix matters because the skills employers ask for are closer to coordinated care than to broad advocacy alone. Case management shows up in about 40% of sampled postings, crisis intervention in about 20%, and patient assessment, clinical documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and patient education each in about 10%. A recent Northside Hospital opening highlighted discharge planning, crisis support, and post-hospital care, while Kaiser Permanente advertised an on-site behavioral-health case manager role in Atlanta. Community nonprofits and faith-based roles are present, but they look thinner and less standardized on pay. Recent examples include a Development Director opening at Terminus Ballet, a Kingswood Church role at $60,000-$70,000, and a Trinity UMC outreach role paying up to $10,000/year for about 40 hours per month.

• Hospital and health-system case management (high): This is the strongest lane because local demand is concentrated in healthcare and hospitals, and recent examples emphasize discharge planning, crisis support, and behavioral-health case management.
• Home health, hospice, and community care coordination (moderate): Local employer activity from Visiting Nurse Health System, CenterWell Home Health, Adoration Health, and Inspire Hospice suggests steady need for coordination-heavy roles outside the acute-care setting.
• Nonprofit outreach and faith-based community work (limited): These roles do exist, but pay and hours can vary widely, from full-time community roles at $60,000-$70,000 to much smaller part-time outreach arrangements.

Where to focus: If you want the best odds in the next 90 days, focus first on hospital and home-health case management tracks where documentation, crisis intervention, and interdisciplinary collaboration are explicit filters.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient access or discharge coordinator: This is a natural bridge for candidates with care-coordination strengths because recent Atlanta openings emphasized discharge planning, crisis support, and post-hospital care.
• Behavioral health intake coordinator: Mental-health employers continue to list Georgia openings, which makes intake and access roles a realistic on-ramp for candidates who are not yet on a licensed counseling track.
• Nonprofit development or community partnerships manager: Community-engagement talent can shift into fundraising and external relations; recent Atlanta examples include a Development Director role and a full-time faith-based community role at $60,000-$70,000.
• Legal intake or case-support specialist: Legal services account for about 5% of local posting activity in this category, and Morgan & Morgan, PA appears among the more active employers, which suggests a viable route for documentation-heavy candidates.

What postings ask for

• LCSW or equivalent Georgia licensure status (premium | immediate): Licensure and state credentials are a core hiring filter for clinical social-work paths nationally, and LCSW appears among the most commonly named certifications in Atlanta postings. Who: Mid-career social workers, counselors, and anyone close to supervised-hours completion.
• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management is the most-requested hard skill in local postings, appearing in about 40% of the sample. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level and mid-career applicants.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention appears in about 20% of local postings and aligns closely with hospital, discharge-planning, and behavioral-health roles. Who: Candidates targeting hospitals, behavioral health, schools, or high-acuity community work.
• Clinical documentation and digital documentation workflow (differentiator | near-term): Clinical documentation is explicitly requested in local postings, and employers are adding more digital workflow and documentation expectations to care roles. Who: Career switchers and nonprofit candidates moving into healthcare-adjacent settings.
• Patient assessment and patient education (table_stakes | near-term): Patient assessment and patient education each appear in about 10% of local postings, which makes them useful proof points for care-coordination resumes. Who: Case managers, community health workers, and hospital-transition candidates.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration (differentiator | near-term): Interdisciplinary collaboration appears in about 10% of local postings and is especially relevant in hospital, hospice, and home-health settings. Who: Mid-career applicants coming from solo-practice, nonprofit, or school-based environments.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

The strongest local pay anchor is BLS metro data: social workers in Atlanta had a $67,260 median annual wage in 2025, with the 25th percentile at $48,280 and the 75th percentile at $121,830; the broader community and social service occupational group showed a $31.89 mean hourly wage in May 2025. By contrast, recent posting samples are directional rather than official wage statistics: local posted ranges center on about $63k to $89k annually, hourly-paid postings center on about $47 to $61 / hour, and Georgia new-opening salary offers averaged ~$84,919 in July 2026 on a sample of n=484. Atlanta pay is respectable, but not uniformly high. The metro's overall private-sector average hourly earnings were $36.88 in May 2026, so many community roles sit below the broader metro pay baseline unless they are specialized, licensed, or tied to hospital behavioral-health work.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in healthcare-linked settings, not generic nonprofit office work. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounts for about 45% of activity and hospitals and health care another about 20%, with mental healthcare and legal services each at about 5%. Active employers over the last 90 days included Thriveworks, YMCA Atlanta, Visiting Nurse Health System, Kaiser Permanente International, CenterWell Home Health, Adoration Health, Morgan & Morgan, PA, and Inspire Hospice, which points to case management, care transitions, home-health, and community support as the main hiring lanes. That mix matters because the skills employers ask for are closer to coordinated care than to broad advocacy alone. Case management shows up in about 40% of sampled postings, crisis intervention in about 20%, and patient assessment, clinical documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and patient education each in about 10%. A recent Northside Hospital opening highlighted discharge planning, crisis support, and post-hospital care, while Kaiser Permanente advertised an on-site behavioral-health case manager role in Atlanta. Community nonprofits and faith-based roles are present, but they look thinner and less standardized on pay. Recent examples include a Development Director opening at Terminus Ballet, a Kingswood Church role at $60,000-$70,000, and a Trinity UMC outreach role paying up to $10,000/year for about 40 hours per month.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Thriveworks (10 postings), YMCA Atlanta (10 postings), Visiting Nurse Health System (10 postings), Kaiser Permanente International (5 postings), CenterWell Home Health (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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