450+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Official local BLS data puts the metro-wide community and social service median at $58,740, with a 25th to 75th percentile range of $46,920 to $74,850. Within social workers specifically, the local median is about $67,130, with a 25th to 75th percentile range of $54,840 to $81,040. Recent posted salary ranges in the local market center on about $60k to $95k, or about $27 to $31 / hour for hourly roles, but those are posting samples rather than an official wage survey.

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Advertised pay

Across the 374 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $62,500 at the 25th percentile, $83,725 at the median and $100,880 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Minneapolis-St. Paul is still a real market for social services, counseling, and community work, but it is no longer an easy one. The metro had 42,160 community and social service jobs in the latest official benchmark, and recent local sampling still found more than 200 postings across more than 100 companies; however, Minnesota occupation-level employment is up 1.6% year over year while active postings are down 23.1%, which suggests ongoing service demand but fewer fresh openings reaching candidates. Most opportunity is concentrated in healthcare-linked case management, care coordination, and county/community roles rather than remote-first generalist work.

Best positioned: You have the best odds right now if you can work on-site or hybrid, already match social-work or human-services degree expectations, and can show case management, documentation, crisis intervention, and care-coordination experience.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming strong long-run demand guarantees a quick search; only about 15% of sampled roles were remote, and fresh openings have cooled even though national social worker employment is still projected to grow 6% through 2034.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 467 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Fairview Health Services: 22 open roles
2. LifeStance Health Inc.: 21 open roles
3. People Incorporated Mental Health Services: 21 open roles
4. HealthPartners, Inc.: 16 open roles
5. Home Health Care, Inc.: 14 open roles
6. Home Health Care, Inc.: 12 open roles
7. Sagent Behavioral Health: 12 open roles
8. Evolve Therapy Services: 11 open roles
9. Cassia: 9 open roles
10. Good Samaritan: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Minneapolis: 77
• Saint Paul: 62
• Saint Louis Park: 20
• Burnsville: 17
• Plymouth: 16
• Eden Prairie: 16
• St. Paul: 15
• Maple Grove: 15

Work arrangement

on-site 371 (81%), hybrid 72 (16%), remote 16 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in standalone counseling offices and more in healthcare-linked settings. In the recent local posting sample, about 65% of demand sat in healthcare-related industries, with another about 10% in education and about 10% in social services. That matches the named employer mix: Fairview Health Services, HealthPartners, Lifespark Holdings, Home Health Care, and Fraser show repeat activity in the local sample, while broader local context also highlights M Health Fairview, Allina Health, and Hennepin County as important employers. That concentration changes what employers reward. The recurring local skills are case management, documentation, crisis intervention, care planning, patient assessment, care coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration, which points to caseload management and cross-team delivery work more than purely conversational or policy-only roles. It also means remote-first job seekers have fewer lanes, because only about 15% of sampled roles were remote while about 65% were on-site.

• Healthcare-linked case management (high): Health systems, home health, and payer-adjacent employers dominate the sample, with about 65% of local demand in healthcare-related industries and repeated openings from Fairview, HealthPartners, Lifespark, and Home Health Care.
• County and public service roles (moderate): Local context flags Hennepin County as a major employer, and Minnesota's July 2026 title-protection change makes credential fit especially important in county-facing social work titles.
• Nonprofit and community programs (moderate): Openings exist across housing, outreach, and nonprofit teams, but they appear more scattered; Avivo and Open Arms show activity, yet the broader employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by a few nonprofit chains.

Where to focus: Start with healthcare-linked case management and county/community roles where documentation, coordination, and crisis skills map directly to what local employers are screening for.

Roles worth searching next

• Health plan member support / customer service operations: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota recently posted a customer service / operations role, and the overlap with documentation, member communication, and navigation makes it a realistic bridge for case-management candidates.
• Nonprofit program operations coordinator or manager: Avivo's Program Manager, Housing Services opening signals adjacent demand for people who can run programs, coordinate services, and manage reporting without staying in a pure caseload role.
• Volunteer or community engagement manager: Open Arms of Minnesota is growing and hiring a Director of Volunteer Program & Engagement, showing that mission-driven employers also need people who can organize stakeholders, outreach, and service logistics.
• Housing program operations / support services coordinator: Avivo's housing-services expansion points to adjacent work around shelter operations, intake logistics, and program administration near the edge of direct service.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample, appearing in about 40% of postings. Who: Everyone from new grads to experienced social workers.
• Documentation and clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation shows up repeatedly in local demand, and national reporting shows AI is being used mainly to reduce paperwork rather than replace workers, which makes clean documentation a core productivity skill. Who: All candidates, especially anyone moving from informal support work into regulated settings.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): It appears in about 20% of local postings and also shows up in national employer guidance as a skill employers keep prioritizing. Who: Candidates targeting mental health, housing, youth, emergency, or hospital-linked roles.
• Care planning, care coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration (differentiator | immediate): These skills recur across the local sample and are a strong signal that employers want people who can move clients through systems, not just provide support in isolation. Who: Mid-career applicants and entry-level candidates trying to look more job-ready.
• EHR software, telehealth competency, HIPAA, and ethical AI use (differentiator | near-term): National signals point to EHR proficiency as a hiring priority, while telehealth, HIPAA compliance, data literacy, and ethical AI integration are becoming central to training and practice. Who: Anyone targeting healthcare-heavy employers, hybrid service delivery, or payer-adjacent roles.
• Minnesota social work licensure and title-compliance readiness (premium | immediate): Minnesota's county title rules changed on July 1, 2026, making degree and licensure alignment more important for public-facing social work titles. Who: Candidates targeting county, public, or title-sensitive social work roles.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Official local BLS data puts the metro-wide community and social service median at $58,740, with a 25th to 75th percentile range of $46,920 to $74,850. Within social workers specifically, the local median is about $67,130, with a 25th to 75th percentile range of $54,840 to $81,040. Recent posted salary ranges in the local market center on about $60k to $95k, or about $27 to $31 / hour for hourly roles, but those are posting samples rather than an official wage survey. This is solid but not spectacular pay for the Twin Cities. It can support a stable career path, but the metro's cost-of-living index is about 102.1, so the market pays better than many lower-cost regions without delivering a huge purchasing-power premium.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in standalone counseling offices and more in healthcare-linked settings. In the recent local posting sample, about 65% of demand sat in healthcare-related industries, with another about 10% in education and about 10% in social services. That matches the named employer mix: Fairview Health Services, HealthPartners, Lifespark Holdings, Home Health Care, and Fraser show repeat activity in the local sample, while broader local context also highlights M Health Fairview, Allina Health, and Hennepin County as important employers. That concentration changes what employers reward. The recurring local skills are case management, documentation, crisis intervention, care planning, patient assessment, care coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration, which points to caseload management and cross-team delivery work more than purely conversational or policy-only roles. It also means remote-first job seekers have fewer lanes, because only about 15% of sampled roles were remote while about 65% were on-site.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Lifespark Holdings, Inc. (10 postings), Home Health Care, Inc. (10 postings), Fairview Health Services (10 postings), HealthPartners (10 postings), Fraser (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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