Social Work Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

Government wage data for Phoenix's broader community and social service group show a mean of $59,980 a year, a median of $54,070, a 25th percentile of $45,700, and a 75th percentile of $69,990 for 2025; BLS also reported a mean hourly wage of $28.84 for the metro group. More current directional signals from posted jobs are higher: sampled Phoenix postings center on about $66k to $100k for salaried roles, hourly postings center on about $23 to $27 / hour, and Arizona's mean offered salary on new openings was about $66,620 in September 2026 based on a smaller sample of new openings.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 367 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $51,500 at the 25th percentile, $81,193 at the median and $100,679 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Phoenix is a usable market for Social Services, Counseling & Community, but it is not an easy one. The strongest demand sits inside health systems, behavioral-health providers, and related community organizations, with more than 200 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days, metro Education and Health Services employment up 3.0769% year-over-year in August 2026, and Arizona occupation postings up 1.5% year-over-year in September 2026. At the same time, Phoenix unemployment was 4.9% in August 2026 and Arizona occupation employment was essentially flat year-over-year, so many openings look selective or replacement-driven rather than broad expansion.

Best positioned: Candidates with direct case-management or behavioral-health experience, strong documentation habits, crisis-intervention exposure, and willingness to work in person have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume flexible nonprofit roles are plentiful: about 85% of sampled postings were on-site, about 70% were mid-level, and less than 5% explicitly mentioned visa sponsorship.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 686 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Banner Health: 30 open roles
2. HonorHealth: 30 open roles
3. Banner Pt: 24 open roles
4. Flagship Therapy: 24 open roles
5. Phoenix Children's: 19 open roles
6. Confluent Health LLC: 14 open roles
7. Home Sweet Home Health: 14 open roles
8. Life Care Centers of America: 13 open roles
9. Alumus: 10 open roles
10. Arizona: 10 open roles

Where the openings are

• Phoenix: 235
• Scottsdale: 88
• Mesa: 78
• Glendale: 59
• Gilbert: 43
• Chandler: 42
• Tempe: 28
• Surprise: 22

Work arrangement

on-site 626 (94%), hybrid 22 (3%), remote 18 (3%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is spread across a long list of employers rather than one dominant system. The local sample shows more than 200 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration is described as fragmented. That lowers single-employer risk, but it also means you can miss a lot of openings if you search too narrowly. The real center of gravity is healthcare-linked work. About 50% of sampled postings sit in hospitals and health care and another about 30% in healthcare, with smaller slices in mental health care, home health care services, and education at about 5% each. The named employer set reinforces that mix: Terros Health, Jfcsaz, Community Bridges, Inc., Banner Health, Copper Sky Hospice, VitalCaring Group, and Phoenix Children's all appear among the most active local hirers. This is also an on-site, mid-career market. About 85% of postings are on-site, about 30% are entry-level, and about 70% are mid-level. If you want the highest response rate, lead with direct service proof, documentation discipline, and willingness to work in person.

• Hospitals and health systems (high): Hospitals and health care account for about 50% of sampled postings, with another about 30% in healthcare more broadly, so medically adjacent social-service roles are the deepest pool.
• Community behavioral health and addiction providers (moderate): Mental health care is a smaller share of the posting mix at about 5%, but the named employer list includes Terros Health, Jfcsaz, and Community Bridges, Inc., which points to a real behavioral-health lane.
• Home health, hospice, and education-linked support (moderate): Home health care services and education each make up about 5% of sampled postings, making these real but thinner submarkets that reward specialty fit and schedule flexibility.

Where to focus: If you want the highest odds in the next 90 days, focus first on on-site mid-career roles in hospital and behavioral-health settings, and treat home-health or school-linked work as a second wave.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient access or intake coordinator: Phoenix demand is concentrated in hospitals and healthcare settings, and the field's core skills include documentation and care coordination, so this can be a realistic bridge role.
• Behavioral health technician: The local employer mix includes active behavioral-health organizations such as Terros Health and Community Bridges, Inc., so this can be a practical entry point into direct-care settings.
• Hospice or home-health admissions coordinator: Home health care services make up about 5% of the local posting mix, and Copper Sky Hospice and VitalCaring Group appear in the active employer set.
• Nonprofit program operations coordinator: Phoenix has a fragmented employer base plus visible grant-funded community work, so operations roles can be a way into the same mission-driven organizations.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 60% of sampled postings, making it the clearest baseline screen in Phoenix. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level applicants who need a concrete skill signal.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention shows up in about 30% of postings and aligns with the local push to route some 911 calls to behavioral-health support. Who: Behavioral-health, counseling, youth-services, and community-response candidates.
• Clinical documentation and EMR fluency (differentiator | immediate): Clinical documentation and documentation each appear in about 20% of postings, and BLS also highlights EMR proficiency for this field. Who: Anyone applying into hospitals, larger providers, or medically adjacent settings.
• Care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration (differentiator | near-term): Care coordination appears in about 20% of postings and interdisciplinary collaboration in about 15%, which fits Phoenix's healthcare-heavy employer mix. Who: Mid-career applicants and switchers coming from healthcare or case-support roles.
• Treatment planning and patient advocacy (differentiator | near-term): Treatment planning and patient advocacy each show up as recurring hard-skill signals in local postings. Who: Counseling, social-work, and community-based direct-service applicants.
• CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification is the most commonly cited formal certification in the local posting sample, appearing in about 10% of postings. Who: Entry-level applicants, career switchers, and anyone targeting field-based or client-facing work.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Government wage data for Phoenix's broader community and social service group show a mean of $59,980 a year, a median of $54,070, a 25th percentile of $45,700, and a 75th percentile of $69,990 for 2025; BLS also reported a mean hourly wage of $28.84 for the metro group. More current directional signals from posted jobs are higher: sampled Phoenix postings center on about $66k to $100k for salaried roles, hourly postings center on about $23 to $27 / hour, and Arizona's mean offered salary on new openings was about $66,620 in September 2026 based on a smaller sample of new openings. This is not a low-pay market, but the broad-category local pay signal still sits below the national mean hourly wage of $30.49 for community and social service occupations. In Phoenix, the better offers appear to cluster in licensed, medically adjacent, or harder-to-staff roles rather than across the whole field.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ concentrated?

Opportunity is spread across a long list of employers rather than one dominant system. The local sample shows more than 200 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration is described as fragmented. That lowers single-employer risk, but it also means you can miss a lot of openings if you search too narrowly. The real center of gravity is healthcare-linked work. About 50% of sampled postings sit in hospitals and health care and another about 30% in healthcare, with smaller slices in mental health care, home health care services, and education at about 5% each. The named employer set reinforces that mix: Terros Health, Jfcsaz, Community Bridges, Inc., Banner Health, Copper Sky Hospice, VitalCaring Group, and Phoenix Children's all appear among the most active local hirers. This is also an on-site, mid-career market. About 85% of postings are on-site, about 30% are entry-level, and about 70% are mid-level. If you want the highest response rate, lead with direct service proof, documentation discipline, and willingness to work in person.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Terros Health (10 postings), Jfcsaz (10 postings), Community Bridges, Inc. (10 postings), Banner Health (5 postings), Arizona (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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