600+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Baltimore, MD

For the cleanest local anchor, BLS put Baltimore social workers at a $63,480 median annual wage in May 2025, with a 25th-75th range of $51,070 to $76,190; child, family, and school social workers ran $48,050 to $76,590. More current local posting data for the broader category centers on about $61k to $89k, or about $30 to $44 / hour, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new Maryland openings at ~$74,597 in July 2026 (n=729).

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Advertised pay

Across the 499 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $75,000 at the 25th percentile, $90,000 at the median and $104,406 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable but more selective market, not a shut one. Baltimore's broader economy is mixed: metro unemployment was 4% in June 2026, total nonfarm employment was down -0.3697% year over year, but education and health services employment rose 2.4593% year over year to 295.8 thousand. Maryland occupation-level data adds an important nuance: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows social services, counseling & community employment up 1.4% year over year in July 2026 while active postings were down 6.7% year over year, which points to continued demand but tighter hiring funnels. Locally, we observed more than 175 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days, and the Maryland Department of Health says it is currently accepting applications for active recruitments.

Best positioned: You have the best odds right now if you bring Maryland licensure or license eligibility, strong case-management and crisis-intervention experience, and you are willing to work on-site in hospital, behavioral-health, or public-sector settings, where about 80% of local postings are on-site and the most common credentials include LCSW, LMSW, and LCSW-C.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming healthcare growth means fast hiring everywhere; statewide postings for this occupation family were down 6.7% year over year, and the typical active local posting has been open around 41 days.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 624 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. MedStar Health: 28 open roles
2. LifeBridge Health Inc: 27 open roles
3. Preferra Insurance: 25 open roles
4. Fox Rehab: 22 open roles
5. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation: 21 open roles
6. Sheppard Pratt: 20 open roles
7. Transformations Care Network: 20 open roles
8. Ally Behavior: 18 open roles
9. Kolmac: 13 open roles
10. LifeStance Health Inc.: 13 open roles

Where the openings are

• Baltimore: 181
• Columbia: 44
• Annapolis: 37
• Towson: 34
• Bowie: 24
• Glen Burnie: 18
• Bel Air: 15
• Crofton: 14

Work arrangement

on-site 465 (77%), hybrid 96 (16%), remote 42 (7%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in standalone nonprofits and more in health-linked employers. In the last 90 days, we observed more than 175 postings across more than 100 companies, and the industry mix was dominated by healthcare-related employers: about 55% healthcare, about 20% hospitals and health care, and about 10% education. The most consistently active names were Luminis Health, Inc., Kaiser Permanente International, LifeBridge Health Inc, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc., MedStar Health, Headway, University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, and Carroll Hospital Center, Inc. That concentration matters because the local skill asks look clinical-operational rather than purely community-program based. Case management appeared in about 45% of sampled postings, crisis intervention in about 25%, and discharge planning, documentation, patient advocacy, and treatment planning each in about 15%. The Maryland Department of Health is also currently accepting applications for active recruitments, which keeps public-sector behavioral-health and human-services roles in play. Community-provider and nonprofit paths still exist, but they come with more budget risk. Maryland's 2026 budget included $126.9 million in Developmental Disabilities Administration cuts, including a 2% reduction in community service rates, and nationally 57% of nonprofit CEOs said foundation funding had become harder to obtain since January 2025.

• Hospital and integrated health systems (high): This is the clearest center of gravity. Healthcare-related employers make up most local demand, and postings repeatedly ask for case management, crisis intervention, discharge planning, documentation, and patient advocacy.
• Public-sector health and behavioral services (moderate): State hiring is still active through the Maryland Department of Health, and state social-worker classifications show a meaningful compensation ladder for health-services work.
• School, family, and education-linked services (moderate): Education accounted for about 10% of sampled postings, and child, family, and school social workers in the metro had a local 25th-75th pay band of $48,050 to $76,590 in May 2025.

Where to focus: Prioritize hospital-linked case management and public-sector behavioral-health roles first, then treat nonprofit community-provider jobs as a secondary lane unless you already have grant-backed or specialized population experience.

Roles worth searching next

• Behavioral health clinician in urgent psychiatric care: Sheppard Pratt is recruiting in Towson for a fully licensed social worker, counselor, or psychologist in urgent psychiatric care, showing a nearby bridge into more clinical behavioral-health settings.
• Care coordinator or patient navigator: Local demand is concentrated in healthcare employers, and postings repeatedly ask for care coordination, case management, patient advocacy, and treatment planning.
• Discharge planning coordinator: Discharge planning appears in about 15% of local postings and aligns with the hospital-heavy employer mix.
• Social services administrative support: Baltimore employers are still filling social-services administrative-support roles around casework and client services, offering a lower-barrier entry point into the ecosystem.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 45% of sampled local postings, making it the clearest common denominator across hospital, community, and state roles. Who: Everyone in the field, especially entry-level and career-switching candidates.
• Crisis intervention (premium | immediate): It shows up in about 25% of local postings and aligns especially well with behavioral-health and urgent-care demand. Who: Mid-career candidates, behavioral-health applicants, and anyone targeting acute settings.
• Discharge planning and care coordination (differentiator | immediate): These skills map directly to the hospital-heavy local employer mix, with discharge planning appearing in about 15% of postings and care coordination in about 10%. Who: Applicants targeting hospitals, rehab, SNF transition work, or integrated care settings.
• Maryland social work licensure (LMSW, LCSW, LCSW-C) (premium | immediate): These were the most commonly named credentials in local postings, each appearing in about 10% of the sample, and Maryland's scope-of-practice changes effective October 1, 2026 make license level more consequential. Who: Mid-career social workers, clinically oriented candidates, and anyone seeking higher-paying hospital or public-sector roles.
• Structural racism and implicit bias training (table_stakes | immediate): Maryland updated continuing-education rules in July 2026 to require this training for active social-work licensees. Who: Current Maryland licensees and anyone re-entering the field in-state.
• Documentation, HIPAA, and data literacy (differentiator | near-term): Documentation appears in about 15% of local postings, and national social-work guidance increasingly treats HIPAA compliance and data literacy as expected practice skills. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone moving into hospital-adjacent roles.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

For the cleanest local anchor, BLS put Baltimore social workers at a $63,480 median annual wage in May 2025, with a 25th-75th range of $51,070 to $76,190; child, family, and school social workers ran $48,050 to $76,590. More current local posting data for the broader category centers on about $61k to $89k, or about $30 to $44 / hour, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new Maryland openings at ~$74,597 in July 2026 (n=729). Baltimore looks like a solid but not unusually rich pay market. Local direct pay is a bit above the national social-worker median of $61,330, but the better offers are concentrated in licensed, hospital, and public-sector tracks.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in standalone nonprofits and more in health-linked employers. In the last 90 days, we observed more than 175 postings across more than 100 companies, and the industry mix was dominated by healthcare-related employers: about 55% healthcare, about 20% hospitals and health care, and about 10% education. The most consistently active names were Luminis Health, Inc., Kaiser Permanente International, LifeBridge Health Inc, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc., MedStar Health, Headway, University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, and Carroll Hospital Center, Inc. That concentration matters because the local skill asks look clinical-operational rather than purely community-program based. Case management appeared in about 45% of sampled postings, crisis intervention in about 25%, and discharge planning, documentation, patient advocacy, and treatment planning each in about 15%. The Maryland Department of Health is also currently accepting applications for active recruitments, which keeps public-sector behavioral-health and human-services roles in play. Community-provider and nonprofit paths still exist, but they come with more budget risk. Maryland's 2026 budget included $126.9 million in Developmental Disabilities Administration cuts, including a 2% reduction in community service rates, and nationally 57% of nonprofit CEOs said foundation funding had become harder to obtain since January 2025.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Luminis Health, Inc. (10 postings), Kaiser Permanente International (5 postings), LifeBridge Health Inc (5 postings), Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc. (5 postings), MedStar Health (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 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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