550+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Miami, FL

Observed government pay data puts community and social service work in the metro at a $27.60 mean hourly wage, while local social-worker pay for a key subfield shows a $54,350 median with a roughly $45,230 to $72,250 25th-75th range. Directional posting data runs a bit higher, with advertised salary ranges centered on about $60k to $76k and hourly postings centered on about $26 to $29 / hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 221 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $55,000 at the 25th percentile, $82,500 at the median and $95,680 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

This market is still viable, but it is selective. Miami metro unemployment was 3.9% in June 2026, education and health services employment reached 481.4 thousand and grew 2.4691% year over year, and fresh August state-government postings show local openings still exist in child-welfare and aging-services support. The catch is that Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Florida-wide active postings for this occupation family down 21.1% year over year in July 2026 even while statewide employment in the field was up 1.1%, which usually means fewer advertised openings per worker. Expect better odds if you can target healthcare-linked case-management work instead of waiting only for general nonprofit roles.

Best positioned: Candidates with healthcare case-management or discharge-planning experience plus an LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT license have the best odds because healthcare accounts for about 60% of local postings and those credentials show up most often in requirements.

Main caution: Do not assume this is a remote-friendly nonprofit market; about 80% of postings are on-site and only about 10% are remote.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 555 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. University of Miami: 27 open roles
2. HCA Florida Healthcare: 25 open roles
3. jacksonhealth.org: 20 open roles
4. Select Physical Therapy: 19 open roles
5. Society of Critical Care Medicine: 14 open roles
6. CORA Physical Therapy: 13 open roles
7. Miami-Dade County Public Schools: 13 open roles
8. Baptist Health: 11 open roles
9. Kids In Distress, Inc.: 11 open roles
10. Select Specialty Hospitals: 11 open roles

Where the openings are

• Miami: 130
• Fort Lauderdale: 103
• Hollywood: 39
• Coral Gables: 23
• Coral Springs: 20
• Pembroke Pines: 20
• Aventura: 17
• Hialeah: 17

Work arrangement

on-site 469 (90%), hybrid 35 (7%), remote 16 (3%)

Where the demand is

Healthcare-linked social work is the clearest center of gravity. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounts for about 60% of category postings, and the metro's education and health services supersector employed 481.4 thousand people in June 2026 and grew 2.4691% year over year. Skills such as case management, crisis intervention, discharge planning, psychosocial assessment, and clinical documentation line up especially well with that mix. The next-best lane is public-program and benefits work. Florida's hiring feeds showed local August openings from the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Elder Affairs, while statewide feeds also showed activity around Medicaid waiver coordination. That makes benefits navigation, eligibility, elder-services quality, and waiver coordination practical targets if pure counseling roles are moving slowly. The employer base is broad rather than dominated by one institution. Over the last 90 days, more than 175 postings appeared across more than 75 companies, and the sample is fragmented, with named activity spread across HCA Florida Healthcare, University of Miami, Headway, Baptist Health, and others. That helps candidates who are willing to run a wide search across hospitals, municipalities, and specialized service organizations instead of waiting for one dream employer.

• Healthcare systems, hospitals, and hospice (high): This is the strongest lane because healthcare makes up about 60% of local postings and the metro's education and health services base was still growing in June 2026.
• Public benefits, child welfare, and aging services (moderate): Fresh August openings from the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Elder Affairs show that public-program and support roles are still opening locally.
• Education, legal, and community organizations (moderate): Education and legal services each account for about 10% of the local posting mix, so opportunities exist but are thinner than in healthcare.

Where to focus: Start with healthcare-adjacent case-management roles and keep a second lane open for state or municipal eligibility and aging-services openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Eligibility Specialist II: It overlaps with benefits navigation, intake, rule-based case handling, and documentation, and the Department of Children and Families showed a local Fort Lauderdale opening in August 2026.
• Medicaid Waiver Liaison: It sits close to service coordination and care navigation, and Florida listed a waiver liaison role in August 2026.
• Quality Control Analyst in aging services: This is a good pivot for people with case-record, compliance, or elder-services experience, and the Department of Elder Affairs posted a West Palm Beach role in August 2026.
• Early Childhood Aide in municipal human services: The City of Miami Department of Human Services advertised a part-time early childhood aide role in July 2026, making it a plausible bridge for community-focused applicants who need local public-sector entry.

What postings ask for

• LCSW (premium | immediate): LCSW appears among the most common credential requirements in local postings, and national pay guidance identifies it as the biggest earnings step-up in social work. Who: MSW-level candidates who want the best odds in hospital, hospice, complex case-management, or higher-paid counseling-adjacent work.
• LMHC or LMFT (differentiator | near-term): LMHC and LMFT both appear in local posting requirements, which signals demand for counseling-capable candidates who can also work inside structured service settings. Who: Counseling-oriented applicants who want to compete for mental-health-heavy community roles without relying only on generic case-manager titles.
• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 35%. Who: Almost everyone in this category, especially entry-level and career-switching candidates.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention shows up in about 25% of local postings, which makes it a strong screening keyword and interview theme. Who: Candidates targeting ER, inpatient, family-services, hotline, shelter, and high-acuity community roles.
• Discharge planning, psychosocial assessment, and clinical documentation (premium | immediate): These skills align directly with the healthcare-heavy local mix, and each appears repeatedly in posting requirements. Who: Mid-career applicants and anyone trying to move from generalist community work into hospitals, hospice, or utilization-adjacent roles.
• Trauma-informed care certificate (differentiator | near-term): Trauma-informed care certificate programs are an active credentialing path and can sharpen your fit for vulnerable-population work. Who: Entry-level applicants who need signal value and experienced workers repositioning into behavioral-health or family-services settings.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Observed government pay data puts community and social service work in the metro at a $27.60 mean hourly wage, while local social-worker pay for a key subfield shows a $54,350 median with a roughly $45,230 to $72,250 25th-75th range. Directional posting data runs a bit higher, with advertised salary ranges centered on about $60k to $76k and hourly postings centered on about $26 to $29 / hour. This is a middle-income market, not a premium one. The metro-wide average wage across all occupations was $32.30 per hour in May 2025, above the field's $27.60 mean hourly wage. In practice, that means Miami can offer steady work, but many roles will feel financially tight unless you bring a license, healthcare workflow experience, or a specialty employers can bill for.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL concentrated?

Healthcare-linked social work is the clearest center of gravity. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounts for about 60% of category postings, and the metro's education and health services supersector employed 481.4 thousand people in June 2026 and grew 2.4691% year over year. Skills such as case management, crisis intervention, discharge planning, psychosocial assessment, and clinical documentation line up especially well with that mix. The next-best lane is public-program and benefits work. Florida's hiring feeds showed local August openings from the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Elder Affairs, while statewide feeds also showed activity around Medicaid waiver coordination. That makes benefits navigation, eligibility, elder-services quality, and waiver coordination practical targets if pure counseling roles are moving slowly. The employer base is broad rather than dominated by one institution. Over the last 90 days, more than 175 postings appeared across more than 75 companies, and the sample is fragmented, with named activity spread across HCA Florida Healthcare, University of Miami, Headway, Baptist Health, and others. That helps candidates who are willing to run a wide search across hospitals, municipalities, and specialized service organizations instead of waiting for one dream employer.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from The Ward Law Group (10 postings), HCA Florida Healthcare (10 postings), University of Miami (10 postings), Headway (10 postings), Baptist Health International (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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