950+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Boston, MA

Government data for the broader Boston community and social service group shows a mean hourly wage of $34.42, while BLS occupational-family data for the metro shows a 2025 median of $64,760, a 25th-percentile wage of $50,370, and a 75th-percentile wage of $85,470. Current posted pay in the Callings.ai job database centers on about $69k to $98k for salaried roles or about $25 to $34 / hour for hourly roles, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the Massachusetts mean offered salary on new openings at about $71,530 in September 2026 based on n=425 postings.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 856 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $60,281 at the 25th percentile, $87,500 at the median and $102,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 16, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Boston is still a viable market for this field, but it is not an easy one. The metro had more than 400 recent postings across more than 150 companies, Boston unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026, and local education and health services employment was up 0.7387% year over year. At the same time, Massachusetts occupation-level data shows social services, counseling & community employment up 2.2% while active postings were down 13.1% year over year, which points to selective hiring rather than broad expansion. Recent Boston funding for overdose response and community health centers adds near-term support for outreach, care coordination, and community-based roles.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent case-management experience plus LICSW/LCSW or LMHC credentials, and evidence of crisis intervention, documentation, and care coordination, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume mission-driven demand means easy access: about 60% of postings skew mid-career, about 75% are on-site, and only about 5% are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 977 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Mass General Brigham Incorporated: 54 open roles
2. Vinfen: 49 open roles
3. Ellie Mental Health: 29 open roles
4. BMC Health System: 27 open roles
5. Transformations Care Network: 23 open roles
6. Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.: 21 open roles
7. Reliant Rehabilitation: 21 open roles
8. Boston Children's Hospital: 18 open roles
9. Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.: 16 open roles
10. Fox Rehab: 16 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 289
• Cambridge: 41
• Newton: 37
• Woburn: 34
• Lowell: 28
• Waltham: 22
• Brockton: 22
• Danvers: 22

Work arrangement

on-site 777 (83%), hybrid 141 (15%), remote 16 (2%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated first in health-system and health-adjacent settings. In the local posting mix, hospitals and health care account for about 35% of postings and healthcare adds another about 35%, while about 45% of postings come from enterprise employers. The most consistently active named employers include Mass General Brigham Incorporated with more than 20 postings, Mass General with around 15, and Pine Street Inn and New England Child Life with around 10 each. That concentration, plus Boston's $3.3 million award to 10 community health centers, points job seekers toward hospital case management, discharge support, patient advocacy, and clinic-based coordination roles. A second concentration sits in community crisis response and neighborhood-based support. Boston's $700,000 overdose-response grants went to six local organizations, the city expanded outreach hours, and more than 20 agencies have participated in weekly case conferencing tied to 90 care connections. Nonprofit organizations are a smaller share of the posting mix at about 10%, but they remain important in homelessness, recovery, and re-entry work; Massachusetts also awarded $2.25 million to 12 organizations for re-entry workforce services expected to reach 445 returning residents.

• Hospital and health-system social work / care coordination (high): This is the clearest volume lane because healthcare and hospital employers dominate the local posting mix, and large systems are among the most active named employers.
• Community health centers and neighborhood access-to-care teams (high): The city's $3.3 million investment in 10 community health centers supports staffing and capacity, which favors roles tied to insurance access, care navigation, and patient advocacy.
• Substance-use outreach, recovery, and homelessness-response programs (high): Boston's overdose-response grants, expanded outreach hours, and weekly multi-agency case conferencing support demand for outreach workers, case managers, and crisis-capable counselors.
• Nonprofit shelter, youth/family, and re-entry services (moderate): This lane is smaller and often lower paid, but it is still active through nonprofit employers and state-funded re-entry service organizations.

Where to focus: Start with hospital-linked case management and community health postings, then add outreach and recovery nonprofits if you can show crisis work and strong documentation discipline.

Roles worth searching next

• Social and human service assistant: This is a practical bridge role for candidates who want direct-service experience without immediately clearing every license barrier; the BLS explicitly lists it as an adjacent path.
• Rehabilitation counselor: It stays close to client advocacy and service planning while offering a narrower specialization; the BLS lists it as an adjacent role.
• Social and community service manager: For experienced applicants, this is a credible step up from front-line work into supervision, grants, and program operations, and the BLS lists it as an adjacent path.
• Patient navigator / care coordinator: Boston's current demand emphasizes care coordination, patient advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration, which makes hospital-based navigator roles a credible side-door from community services into healthcare settings.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management is the most-requested hard skill in local postings, appearing in about 55% of the sample. Who: Everyone in this market, especially entry-level and career-switching applicants.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention appears in about 40% of local postings, and the city's current overdose-response and street-outreach expansion make it especially relevant in Boston. Who: Applicants targeting outreach, shelter, behavioral-health, ED-adjacent, or high-acuity community roles.
• Documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation shows up in about 25% of local postings, and it is one of the easiest screens employers use to separate mission-fit candidates from job-ready candidates. Who: All applicants, but especially switchers whose people skills are stronger than their compliance examples.
• Care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration (differentiator | immediate): Care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration each appear in about 15% of postings, and Boston's recent community-health and overdose-response initiatives are explicitly built around cross-agency coordination. Who: Mid-career applicants and anyone aiming at hospitals, community health centers, or complex-needs populations.
• LICSW / LCSW (premium | immediate): LICSW and LCSW are among the most commonly required credentials in local postings, making them a major gatekeeper for better-paid and more autonomous roles. Who: MSW holders and practicing social workers who want hospital, school/family, or advanced case-management tracks.
• LMHC (premium | immediate): LMHC appears among the recurring local credential requirements, which signals premium value for counseling-heavy community and behavioral-health roles. Who: Mental health and substance-use counselors who want stronger odds in selective openings.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Government data for the broader Boston community and social service group shows a mean hourly wage of $34.42, while BLS occupational-family data for the metro shows a 2025 median of $64,760, a 25th-percentile wage of $50,370, and a 75th-percentile wage of $85,470. Current posted pay in the Callings.ai job database centers on about $69k to $98k for salaried roles or about $25 to $34 / hour for hourly roles, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the Massachusetts mean offered salary on new openings at about $71,530 in September 2026 based on n=425 postings. Boston pays above the national mean for this occupational group—$34.42 locally versus $30.49 nationally—but that edge has to be read against local housing costs and role mix. Boston home prices were up 2.1% year over year as of July 2026, so a solid-looking offer can still feel tight without predictable hours or strong benefits.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated first in health-system and health-adjacent settings. In the local posting mix, hospitals and health care account for about 35% of postings and healthcare adds another about 35%, while about 45% of postings come from enterprise employers. The most consistently active named employers include Mass General Brigham Incorporated with more than 20 postings, Mass General with around 15, and Pine Street Inn and New England Child Life with around 10 each. That concentration, plus Boston's $3.3 million award to 10 community health centers, points job seekers toward hospital case management, discharge support, patient advocacy, and clinic-based coordination roles. A second concentration sits in community crisis response and neighborhood-based support. Boston's $700,000 overdose-response grants went to six local organizations, the city expanded outreach hours, and more than 20 agencies have participated in weekly case conferencing tied to 90 care connections. Nonprofit organizations are a smaller share of the posting mix at about 10%, but they remain important in homelessness, recovery, and re-entry work; Massachusetts also awarded $2.25 million to 12 organizations for re-entry workforce services expected to reach 445 returning residents.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Mass General Brigham Incorporated (20 postings), Mass General (15 postings), Pine Street Inn (10 postings), New England Child Life (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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