350+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Kansas City, MO

Observed local posting ranges center on about $50k to $70k annually, with hourly roles around about $25 to $34 / hour; the broader local band runs about $45k to $90k. Estimated and proxy signals put recent Kansas City openings roughly at ~$47,000-$94,000, centered around ~$63,000-$79,000, while Missouri's mean offered salary on new openings in this field was ~$61,347 in Jul 2026 (n=451) versus ~$72,725 nationally (n=42,681).

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Advertised pay

Across the 192 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $69,680 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median and $95,000 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

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Kansas City is a good market right now for social services and counseling job seekers who fit the healthcare-heavy side of the field. Metro unemployment was 3.7% in June 2026, local Education and Health Services employment reached 184.2 thousand and was up 2.4472% year over year, and Missouri social-services employment was up 1.8% while active postings in the field were up 12.6% in July. The catch is that access is uneven: most openings are on-site, the strongest demand clusters around health systems and licensed social work, and the local sample points to a real but not huge market with more than 150 postings across more than 75 companies over the last 90 days.

Best positioned: Candidates with hospital, rehab, or health-system case-management experience plus an active social-work license have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not treat this as a remote-friendly general nonprofit market: about 75% of sampled openings were on-site, and many of the stronger-paying roles sit inside healthcare workflows.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 365 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. SERC Physical Therapy: 15 open roles
2. Upstream Rehabilitation Inc.: 13 open roles
3. Arcpt: 11 open roles
4. Flagship Therapy: 10 open roles
5. Gotham Enterprises Ltd: 10 open roles
6. Saint Luke's Limited: 10 open roles
7. Kansas Health System: 8 open roles
8. ReDiscover: 8 open roles
9. Life Care Centers of America: 7 open roles
10. EmpowerMe Wellness: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Kansas City: 125
• Overland Park: 69
• Independence: 31
• Lee's Summit: 18
• Olathe: 16
• Shawnee: 14
• Lenexa: 11
• Blue Springs: 8

Work arrangement

on-site 302 (85%), hybrid 28 (8%), remote 26 (7%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is tied to healthcare-linked employers rather than generalist nonprofits. In the local posting mix, about 70% of roles sat in healthcare and another about 10% in hospitals and health care, with Saint Luke's Limited and Kansas Health System among the most active named employers in the sample. That lines up with the broader metro backdrop: Kansas City's Education and Health Services sector employed 184.2 thousand people in June 2026 and was up 2.4472% year over year. A smaller but still meaningful lane runs through government and mission-driven community organizations. Government and public sector accounted for about 5% of sampled postings, Jocogov and NACSW were recurring employers, Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City posted a community-facing role, and nearby Sedgwick County showed multiple recent openings in crisis response, integrated care, and substance-use counseling that could compete for the same regional talent pool. The practical takeaway is that hospital case management, rehab social work, and behavioral-health coordination are the safest bets, while pure community-program roles exist but tend to pay less and can be more funding-sensitive.

• Hospital and health-system case management (high): This is the center of gravity locally, supported by a healthcare-heavy posting mix and repeated activity from Saint Luke's Limited and Kansas Health System.
• Licensed social work in rehab-linked settings (high): A fresh Ability KC Licensed Clinical Social Worker opening signals ongoing demand for licensed practitioners who can work inside rehabilitation and complex care environments.
• Public-sector behavioral health (moderate): This slice is smaller in the local mix, but government postings remain present and nearby regional employers are still hiring for crisis response and substance-use counseling.
• Community nonprofit youth and family programs (moderate): These roles are real and mission-driven, but recent local pay examples suggest they often come in below hospital-linked tracks.

Where to focus: Prioritize hospital, rehab, and health-system openings first; use nonprofit community roles as a secondary lane unless mission fit matters more to you than pay.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient navigator / care coordinator: This path overlaps directly with the local demand for patient education, patient advocacy, assessment, discharge planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration inside a healthcare-heavy employer mix.
• Behavioral health intake coordinator: It uses the same documentation, referral, and crisis-screening language that appears in local postings, but can be more accessible than fully licensed social-work roles.
• Benefits or eligibility specialist: It keeps you close to client access, resource connection, and documentation without requiring a full counseling track.
• Rehabilitation admissions coordinator: Recent hiring at Ability KC suggests rehab-linked organizations still need client-flow and social-work-adjacent coordination talent.

What postings ask for

• LCSW (premium | immediate): LCSW appears in about 10% of local postings, and a fresh Ability KC opening shows it is still a live screening credential in rehab-linked roles. Who: Mid-career social workers aiming for hospital, rehab, or higher-autonomy client-facing roles.
• LMSW (differentiator | near-term): LMSW appears in about 5% of local postings and works as a practical bridge credential for candidates moving toward supervised or hospital-based social-work roles. Who: Early- to mid-career candidates who already have the degree path and want better odds in structured care settings.
• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management is the most-requested hard skill locally, appearing in about 35% of sampled postings. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention appears in about 25% of local postings and shows up again in nearby public-sector behavioral-health hiring signals. Who: Candidates targeting behavioral health, youth services, substance-use work, or urgent-response programs.
• Documentation, discharge planning, and patient assessment (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation appears in about 20% of local postings, while discharge planning, patient assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration each show up in about 15%, which is a strong sign that employers want people who can operate inside regulated care workflows. Who: Anyone targeting hospital, rehab, or care-transition roles.
• Telehealth and digital literacy (differentiator | near-term): Telehealth competency and digital literacy are described as essential national skills for social workers in 2026, and the local market still includes about 15% hybrid and about 10% remote roles where this matters directly. Who: Mid-career candidates, remote-curious applicants, and anyone working across multiple service locations.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Observed local posting ranges center on about $50k to $70k annually, with hourly roles around about $25 to $34 / hour; the broader local band runs about $45k to $90k. Estimated and proxy signals put recent Kansas City openings roughly at ~$47,000-$94,000, centered around ~$63,000-$79,000, while Missouri's mean offered salary on new openings in this field was ~$61,347 in Jul 2026 (n=451) versus ~$72,725 nationally (n=42,681). This looks like a middle-income market rather than a breakout-pay market. Local community and case-management roles often sit near the national social-worker median of $61,330, and Kansas City's cost of living is estimated to be roughly 11% below the national baseline.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Kansas City, MO-KS concentrated?

Most real opportunity is tied to healthcare-linked employers rather than generalist nonprofits. In the local posting mix, about 70% of roles sat in healthcare and another about 10% in hospitals and health care, with Saint Luke's Limited and Kansas Health System among the most active named employers in the sample. That lines up with the broader metro backdrop: Kansas City's Education and Health Services sector employed 184.2 thousand people in June 2026 and was up 2.4472% year over year. A smaller but still meaningful lane runs through government and mission-driven community organizations. Government and public sector accounted for about 5% of sampled postings, Jocogov and NACSW were recurring employers, Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City posted a community-facing role, and nearby Sedgwick County showed multiple recent openings in crisis response, integrated care, and substance-use counseling that could compete for the same regional talent pool. The practical takeaway is that hospital case management, rehab social work, and behavioral-health coordination are the safest bets, while pure community-program roles exist but tend to pay less and can be more funding-sensitive.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Recent postings show the most activity from Saint Luke's Limited (15 postings), Headway (10 postings), Kansas Health System (10 postings), Ascend Health (5 postings), Jocogov (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Kansas City, MO-KS be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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