800+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

The best local anchor is the BLS wage benchmark: Phoenix community and social service occupations averaged about $63,400 annually and $30.49 hourly in May 2025. More current posting-based signals are somewhat higher on offers, with local salary ranges centered on about $65k to $71k and Arizona's mean offered salary on new openings at about $74,337 in August 2026 from a sample of 455 new postings.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 445 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $60,000 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median and $98,800 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Phoenix is still a workable market for social services, counseling, and community roles, but it is no longer an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.8% in July 2026, up 11.6279% year over year, while Arizona occupation-level signals show social services employment essentially flat and active postings up 2.9% year over year. Pay is respectable rather than exceptional: BLS puts Phoenix community and social service occupations at about $63,400 a year and $30.49 an hour, while more current posting samples center on about $65k to $71k. This is a better market for candidates with direct case-management, crisis, hospital, or behavioral-health experience than for broad career switchers.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to candidates who can work on-site and already match healthcare-heavy demand with case management, crisis intervention, care coordination, and either LCSW/LMSW or closely related experience.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming that a large number of openings means easy hiring; most roles are on-site and mid-level, so employers can be choosy.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 837 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Phoenix Children's: 35 open roles
2. Banner Health: 33 open roles
3. Flagship Therapy: 32 open roles
4. Banner Pt: 24 open roles
5. HonorHealth: 20 open roles
6. Grand Canyon Education, Inc.: 17 open roles
7. Soar Autism Center: 15 open roles
8. The Ensign Group: 14 open roles
9. Terros Health: 13 open roles
10. 360 Physical Therapy: 12 open roles

Where the openings are

• Phoenix: 295
• Mesa: 105
• Scottsdale: 96
• Surprise: 57
• Glendale: 53
• Gilbert: 50
• Chandler: 40
• Tempe: 40

Work arrangement

on-site 733 (91%), hybrid 50 (6%), remote 26 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity in Phoenix is concentrated much more in healthcare-linked settings than many job seekers expect. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 55% of roles and hospitals and health care another about 25%, while government and public sector sit around 10% and education and social services around 5% each. That means many "social services" openings here are really hospital, behavioral-health, or medically adjacent coordination jobs. The employer list reinforces that pattern. Among the most active named employers over the last 90 days were az.gov, Community Medical Services, Terros Health, Phoenix Children's, Community Bridges, Inc., Jfcsaz, Banner Health, and Dignity Health. There are also specialty signals, like Mayo Clinic's Phoenix heart transplant LMSW opening, and public-sector adjacent signals, like Maricopa County's continued investment in correctional intake operations that typically work alongside behavioral-health and social-support teams. The practical takeaway is that Phoenix is not a one-employer market and not a pure nonprofit market. It is a multi-employer market led by health systems, behavioral-health providers, and public agencies.

• Hospital and health-system social work (high): Best fit for candidates with discharge planning, care coordination, patient advocacy, and medical-setting documentation experience. Local demand is strongest where social work connects directly to care delivery.
• Behavioral health and substance-use services (high): Community Medical Services, Terros Health, and Community Bridges, Inc. all show up among active employers, making this one of the clearest lanes for counselors and case managers with crisis and treatment-planning skills.
• Government and corrections-linked roles (moderate): Public-sector demand is smaller than healthcare but still meaningful, and county correctional-health activity suggests continuing need for intake, release, and stabilization support around justice-involved populations.
• Nonprofit outreach and community programs (moderate): These roles exist, but they are a smaller visible share of the market and often compete on mission more than pay.

Where to focus: If you can work on-site, focus first on hospital-linked case management and behavioral-health programs, then add public-sector and corrections-adjacent openings as a second lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient navigator or discharge coordinator: These roles sit next to social-services hiring in Phoenix because healthcare and hospitals/health care make up about 80% of the local posting mix, and local employers frequently ask for care coordination, discharge planning, and patient advocacy.
• Behavioral health intake or utilization review specialist: This is a practical bridge for candidates who match documentation, treatment-planning, crisis, and telehealth workflows but do not yet fit higher-trust counseling or hospital social-work openings.
• Career services or workforce navigator: Regional workforce-development activity, including a new ARIZONA@WORK Career Access Point, points to demand for people who can coach, triage, refer, and support job seekers even outside traditional case-management settings.
• Clinical and counseling psychologist: National projections put clinical and counseling psychologists among the faster-growing neighboring occupations to this field over 2024-2034.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 65% of sampled Phoenix postings, making it the clearest baseline screen-in skill in this market. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level and mid-career applicants.
• Crisis intervention (table_stakes | immediate): Crisis intervention shows up in about 35% of local postings, which signals how much Phoenix demand leans toward behavioral health, acute needs, and unstable client situations. Who: Case managers, counselors, outreach staff, and career switchers coming from frontline care roles.
• Documentation and clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation is requested in about 25% of local postings, and clinical documentation appears in about 15%, so strong note-writing and record discipline directly improve your odds. Who: All applicants, especially anyone targeting hospitals or behavioral-health providers.
• Treatment planning and care coordination (differentiator | immediate): Treatment planning appears in about 25% of local postings and care coordination in about 20%, which is a strong clue that employers want candidates who can move clients across services, not just provide support in isolation. Who: Mid-career applicants and switchers coming from healthcare, benefits, or community-service systems.
• LCSW or LMSW (differentiator | near-term): LCSW and LMSW are among the most commonly listed required credentials in the local sample, even though each appears in only about 5% of postings because many roles in this category do not require formal licensure. Who: Candidates aiming for hospital social work, specialty programs, and supervisory tracks.
• Telehealth platform use and HIPAA-safe digital practice (differentiator | near-term): Digital fluency, secure telehealth use, and HIPAA compliance have shifted from optional to essential, and Arizona continues to support reimbursed telehealth delivery. Who: Counselors, social workers, intake staff, and anyone seeking hybrid-friendly or health-system roles.

Questions about this market

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

The best local anchor is the BLS wage benchmark: Phoenix community and social service occupations averaged about $63,400 annually and $30.49 hourly in May 2025. More current posting-based signals are somewhat higher on offers, with local salary ranges centered on about $65k to $71k and Arizona's mean offered salary on new openings at about $74,337 in August 2026 from a sample of 455 new postings. This is a market where many workers can clear a basic living-wage threshold, but not by a huge margin in every sub-role. The MIT living wage for a single adult in Phoenix was $25.47 an hour, while hourly postings centered on about $23 to $27 an hour.

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

Real opportunity in Phoenix is concentrated much more in healthcare-linked settings than many job seekers expect. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 55% of roles and hospitals and health care another about 25%, while government and public sector sit around 10% and education and social services around 5% each. That means many "social services" openings here are really hospital, behavioral-health, or medically adjacent coordination jobs. The employer list reinforces that pattern. Among the most active named employers over the last 90 days were az.gov, Community Medical Services, Terros Health, Phoenix Children's, Community Bridges, Inc., Jfcsaz, Banner Health, and Dignity Health. There are also specialty signals, like Mayo Clinic's Phoenix heart transplant LMSW opening, and public-sector adjacent signals, like Maricopa County's continued investment in correctional intake operations that typically work alongside behavioral-health and social-support teams. The practical takeaway is that Phoenix is not a one-employer market and not a pure nonprofit market. It is a multi-employer market led by health systems, behavioral-health providers, and public agencies.

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

Recent postings show the most activity from az.gov (15 postings), Community Medical Services (15 postings), Terros Health (10 postings), Phoenix Children's (10 postings), Community Bridges, Inc. (10 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 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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