700+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Denver, CO

The cleanest local pay anchor is BLS: community and social service occupations in the Denver metro averaged $33.13 per hour, or about $68,910 annually, in May 2025. Fresher proxy signals are higher: local posted salary ranges center on about $70k to $95k for salaried roles and about $28 to $31 / hour for hourly roles, while Colorado's mean offered salary on new openings for this category was ~$76,514 in August 2026 (n=549).

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Advertised pay

Across the 627 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $67,600 at the 25th percentile, $87,220 at the median and $99,840 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Denver is a balanced market for this category over the next 3-6 months. The metro unemployment rate was 3.8% in July 2026, community and social service occupations accounted for 1.9% of local employment in May 2025 versus 1.7% nationally, and Colorado's Social Services, Counseling & Community employment was up 1.4% year over year in August 2026 even as statewide postings slipped 0.6%. Local hiring breadth is real rather than hypothetical: more than 200 postings were observed across more than 100 companies in the last 90 days, and hiring is fragmented rather than controlled by one dominant employer. The catch is that this is mostly an on-site, mid-level market, so landing quickly is easier for candidates who already have direct service experience, documentation discipline, and flexibility on setting and schedule.

Best positioned: Your odds are best if you can work on-site and already bring case management, crisis intervention, and documentation skills; those are the most commonly requested capabilities in local postings.

Main caution: Do not anchor on the highest therapist pay ads: the metro's community and social service mean wage was about $68,910 in May 2025, while the eye-catching $80,000-plus and up-to-$109-per-hour postings are concentrated in licensed, in-person roles.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 741 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Soar Autism Center: 34 open roles
2. HCA HealthONE: 26 open roles
3. Wellpower: 24 open roles
4. Colorado Coalition: 21 open roles
5. Flagship Therapy: 17 open roles
6. PAM Health: 15 open roles
7. Life Care Centers of America: 14 open roles
8. AdventHealth: 13 open roles
9. Amazing Care, Inc.: 12 open roles
10. Thriveworks: 12 open roles

Where the openings are

• Denver: 252
• Aurora: 103
• Westminster: 46
• Englewood: 41
• Thornton: 35
• Lakewood: 33
• Littleton: 29
• Golden: 22

Work arrangement

on-site 631 (88%), hybrid 67 (9%), remote 17 (2%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated where community care intersects with healthcare. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 50% of openings and hospitals and health care about 15%, far ahead of non-profit organizations at about 10%, education at about 10%, and social services at about 5%. The most consistently active employers in the sample were Colorado Coalition, HCA HealthONE, Wellpower, Denver International, Shiloh House, and Denver Health, which points to a long tail of hiring across hospital systems, public-serving institutions, youth services, and homelessness-response organizations rather than one gatekeeper. That split matters for how you search. Hospital-linked and integrated behavioral health roles tend to offer the clearest pay structure and licensure upside, while community and supportive-housing employers appear to be expanding capacity through targeted programs such as Colorado Village Collaborative's counselor contract and the new 60-unit supportive housing project now under construction in Denver. Youth and residential programs are also active, but often through part-time or float coverage models like Shiloh House's mental health counselor float opening, so these roles can be easier to enter but less predictable on schedule and hours.

• Integrated behavioral health and hospital-linked programs (high): Healthcare and hospital-linked employers make up about 65% of the local posting mix when combining healthcare and hospitals and health care, and they dominate the more structured openings.
• Supportive housing, homelessness-response, and street-medicine services (high): Colorado Coalition is the most active named employer in the sample, Colorado Village Collaborative posted a counselor contract, and a new 60-unit supportive housing project is adding future service demand.
• Youth residential and community-based services (moderate): Shiloh House appears among the active employers and is hiring part-time mental health counselor float staff, which suggests steady but often schedule-variable demand.

Where to focus: Target on-site healthcare-linked community programs and housing-related service employers first, then widen to youth and residential roles if you need faster entry.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient access or intake coordinator: Healthcare and hospital employers make up about 65% of the local posting mix combined, and adjacent intake roles use the same documentation, compliance, and patient-intake habits that employers are emphasizing.
• Clinical documentation specialist: Documentation and clinical documentation appear in about 20% and 15% of local postings, so strong note quality can transfer into records, quality, and utilization-adjacent work.
• Program compliance coordinator: Local employers skew toward healthcare, nonprofits, and social-service settings, and national hiring guidance shows growing emphasis on compliance workflows.
• Grants or development coordinator at a human-services nonprofit: Non-profit organizations represent about 10% of the local posting mix, so mission-sector experience can transfer to fundraising and program support roles even when direct-service openings are tight.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 50% of local postings, making it the clearest baseline skill across social work, counseling-adjacent, and community roles. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates trying to look job-ready without advanced licensure.
• Crisis intervention (premium | immediate): It shows up in about 40% of local postings, which makes it one of the strongest separators in face-to-face service roles. Who: Candidates targeting shelters, youth services, behavioral health, or hospital-linked work.
• Documentation and clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation appears in about 20% of local postings and clinical documentation in about 15%, so employers expect strong note quality and follow-through. Who: Everyone, especially career switchers who need a concrete transfer skill.
• Trauma-informed care (differentiator | immediate): Trauma-informed care is requested in about 15% of local postings and helps across youth, homelessness, and behavioral health settings. Who: Candidates moving into direct-service roles with vulnerable populations.
• LCSW or role-appropriate Colorado licensure (premium | near-term): LCSW appears in about 10% of local postings and is tied to several of the stronger local pay examples. Who: Mid-career social workers and counselors who want access to the better-paid end of the market.
• CPR and basic life support (differentiator | near-term): CPR certification appears in about 10% of local postings and basic life support in about 5%, especially in healthcare-heavy settings. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates targeting hospital, youth, or medically integrated environments.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

The cleanest local pay anchor is BLS: community and social service occupations in the Denver metro averaged $33.13 per hour, or about $68,910 annually, in May 2025. Fresher proxy signals are higher: local posted salary ranges center on about $70k to $95k for salaried roles and about $28 to $31 / hour for hourly roles, while Colorado's mean offered salary on new openings for this category was ~$76,514 in August 2026 (n=549). That is decent pay for mission-driven work, and above the national mean of $63,410 for the occupation family, but it still sits below Denver's all-occupation average of about $81,690 and below Colorado's all-occupation mean offered salary of ~$83,079 on new openings.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated where community care intersects with healthcare. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 50% of openings and hospitals and health care about 15%, far ahead of non-profit organizations at about 10%, education at about 10%, and social services at about 5%. The most consistently active employers in the sample were Colorado Coalition, HCA HealthONE, Wellpower, Denver International, Shiloh House, and Denver Health, which points to a long tail of hiring across hospital systems, public-serving institutions, youth services, and homelessness-response organizations rather than one gatekeeper. That split matters for how you search. Hospital-linked and integrated behavioral health roles tend to offer the clearest pay structure and licensure upside, while community and supportive-housing employers appear to be expanding capacity through targeted programs such as Colorado Village Collaborative's counselor contract and the new 60-unit supportive housing project now under construction in Denver. Youth and residential programs are also active, but often through part-time or float coverage models like Shiloh House's mental health counselor float opening, so these roles can be easier to enter but less predictable on schedule and hours.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Recent postings show the most activity from Colorado Coalition (15 postings), HCA HealthONE (5 postings), Wellpower (5 postings), Denver International (5 postings), Shiloh House (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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