3,000+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in New York, NY

The clearest observed metro pay benchmark is for healthcare social workers: median pay was $78,610, with the 25th percentile at $54,950 and the 75th percentile at $103,730 in May 2025. For higher-responsibility roles, social and community service managers in the metro had a median annual wage of $108,740 in May 2025. More current posting-based signals are lower and broader: local posted salary ranges center on about $67k to $80k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $55k to $100k.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 2,368 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $65,500 at the 25th percentile, $88,400 at the median and $106,419 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a real market, but not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.5% in June 2026, Education and Health Services employment in the metro was up 2.3496% year over year, and New York's social services, counseling & community employment was up 2.6% year over year in July 2026. At the same time, active postings for the occupation family in New York were down 3.5% year over year, even though the metro still showed more than 1,400 postings across more than 400 companies over the last 90 days. Public-sector openings are still live, including recent NY HELPS postings for Licensed Master Social Worker and Social Worker roles at state agencies.

Best positioned: Licensed or license-track candidates with hospital, behavioral-health, or public-agency experience have the best odds, especially if they can show case management, crisis intervention, and documentation strength for mostly on-site roles.

Main caution: The main risk is mistaking New York's higher pay for easier access: current posted ranges center on about $67k to $80k, but Manhattan living costs were cited at 136% above the national average and many employers still screen for licenses or master's-level training.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 3,115 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation: 80 open roles
2. Fox Rehab: 74 open roles
3. Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc.: 64 open roles
4. Theradynamics: 64 open roles
5. New Jersey Tourism Industry Association: 60 open roles
6. JAG PT: 54 open roles
7. Northwell Health, Inc.: 49 open roles
8. MIMH Professional Training: 48 open roles
9. ASPBP: 42 open roles
10. Preferra Insurance: 38 open roles

Where the openings are

• New York: 891
• Bronx: 150
• Brooklyn: 124
• Newark: 47
• Morristown: 40
• White Plains: 37
• Staten Island: 37
• Yonkers: 35

Work arrangement

on-site 2,570 (84%), hybrid 241 (8%), remote 234 (8%)

Where the demand is

The biggest concentration of real opportunity sits where social work intersects with healthcare delivery. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounted for about 45% of roles, versus about 15% in social services, and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation was the most consistently active named employer with more than 100 postings over the last 90 days. That mix fits a market where case management, crisis intervention, documentation, treatment planning, discharge planning, and patient advocacy show up repeatedly in hiring language. A second pocket is public-sector and quasi-public hiring. State postings remained active in August 2026 for Licensed Master Social Worker (NY HELPS) and Social Worker (NY HELPS) roles, which matters because the local employer base is fragmented across more than 400 companies rather than dominated by just a few systems. In practice, that means you should think in employer clusters, not one dream employer. What is less attractive right now is a remote-only search. About 80% of local postings were on-site and about 20% hybrid, so candidates who limit themselves to remote work are cutting off most of the market before the first screen.

• Hospital and health-system social work (high): This is the strongest segment because healthcare makes up about 45% of local postings, and the most-requested skills line up with hospital workflows such as case management, crisis intervention, documentation, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
• Public-sector social work and case management (high): State-agency hiring is an active channel right now, with recent NY HELPS postings for Licensed Master Social Worker and Social Worker roles still visible in August 2026.
• Community nonprofit and outreach programs (moderate): This is a real but more mixed segment: hiring is spread across a fragmented employer base, and pay often sits closer to the market center than to the top-end figures.

Where to focus: Focus first on hospital-connected and public-agency roles that combine case management, crisis response, and documentation, then use nonprofit outreach roles as a secondary lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Care coordinator or patient navigator: It uses the same core strengths that local postings reward most: case management, documentation, discharge planning, and patient advocacy.
• Behavioral health intake or admissions coordinator: This is a clean pivot for candidates strong in referrals, documentation, telehealth intake, and HIPAA-safe communication.
• Human-services quality or compliance coordinator: The market values documentation, Microsoft Office, data literacy, and ethical reasoning, which map well to program-quality and compliance work.
• Home health aide or caregiver: It is a practical bridge into client-facing care systems, and Alliance Homecare was actively hiring home health aides in Manhattan in August 2026.

What postings ask for

• LCSW (premium | immediate): Local postings most often mention LCSW, appearing in about 15% of certification mentions, and national salary guidance shows senior LCSW pay can run $85k to $120k. Who: MSW holders with supervised hours who want stronger odds on hospital, behavioral-health, and higher-paid roles.
• LMSW (differentiator | immediate): LMSW appears in about 10% of certification mentions locally and is a common entry-to-mid bridge for master's-trained applicants; national guidance places LMSW roles at $48k to $66k entry and $66k to $86k at the senior level. Who: Early-career MSW candidates and career returners who need a clearer hiring signal.
• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management is the most-requested hard skill in local postings, appearing in about 40% of them. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level and switcher candidates.
• Crisis intervention (table_stakes | immediate): Crisis intervention appears in about 30% of local postings and is especially important in hospital, emergency, and behavioral-health settings. Who: Candidates targeting acute-care, community mental health, or youth and family services work.
• Documentation, treatment planning, and discharge planning (differentiator | immediate): Documentation appears in about 20% of local postings, while treatment planning and discharge planning appear in about 10% each, which signals a market that rewards people who can move care forward and stay audit-ready. Who: Hospital applicants, mid-career social workers, and anyone moving from general nonprofit work into regulated settings.
• Telehealth competency and HIPAA compliance (differentiator | near-term): Telehealth competency and HIPAA compliance are cited as essential for remote and hybrid service delivery in 2026, even though remote roles are a minority locally. Who: Candidates seeking hybrid flexibility or roles spanning multiple sites.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

The clearest observed metro pay benchmark is for healthcare social workers: median pay was $78,610, with the 25th percentile at $54,950 and the 75th percentile at $103,730 in May 2025. For higher-responsibility roles, social and community service managers in the metro had a median annual wage of $108,740 in May 2025. More current posting-based signals are lower and broader: local posted salary ranges center on about $67k to $80k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $55k to $100k. This is a better-paying market than the U.S. social worker baseline, where the national median was $61,330 in May 2024, but it is not uniformly high across entry and mid-level jobs.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ concentrated?

The biggest concentration of real opportunity sits where social work intersects with healthcare delivery. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounted for about 45% of roles, versus about 15% in social services, and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation was the most consistently active named employer with more than 100 postings over the last 90 days. That mix fits a market where case management, crisis intervention, documentation, treatment planning, discharge planning, and patient advocacy show up repeatedly in hiring language. A second pocket is public-sector and quasi-public hiring. State postings remained active in August 2026 for Licensed Master Social Worker (NY HELPS) and Social Worker (NY HELPS) roles, which matters because the local employer base is fragmented across more than 400 companies rather than dominated by just a few systems. In practice, that means you should think in employer clusters, not one dream employer. What is less attractive right now is a remote-only search. About 80% of local postings were on-site and about 20% hybrid, so candidates who limit themselves to remote work are cutting off most of the market before the first screen.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Recent postings show the most activity from New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (100 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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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