300+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

The freshest usable local pay read comes from posted compensation, not one clean official Pittsburgh wage point: local postings center on about $45k to $60k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $41k to $71k, and hourly-paid postings center on about $30 to $32 an hour. The Bureau of Labor Statistics did publish Pittsburgh social-worker wage data for May 2025, but the cited snippet here does not expose the figure, so it works better as confirmation that a local benchmark exists than as the market's main pay anchor. As a broader proxy, mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family in Pennsylvania was about $60,001 in July 2026 (n=865), versus about $72,725 nationally (n=42,681).

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Advertised pay

Across the 193 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $54,675 at the 25th percentile, $73,840 at the median and $91,718 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

Pittsburgh is still a workable market for social services, counseling, and community roles, but it is not an easy one. Pittsburgh's education and health services payrolls reached 267.1 thousand in June 2026, up 2.1806% year over year, while Pennsylvania social services, counseling & community employment rose 1.9% year over year in July even as active postings fell 2.9% year over year. Over the last 90 days, the local posting sample showed more than 100 postings across more than 50 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer.

Best positioned: Candidates with case-management or care-coordination experience, completed Act 33/34/73 clearances, and comfort working on-site in hospital, payer, county, or nonprofit settings have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this like a remote or purely counseling-led market: about 85% of postings are on-site, and generalist pay clusters closer to about $45k to $60k than to licensed-specialist salary-guide numbers.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 346 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Transformations Care Network: 45 open roles
2. Kadima Healthcare Group: 19 open roles
3. UPMC International: 19 open roles
4. Novacare: 15 open roles
5. UPMC Italy S.r.l.: 14 open roles
6. Pathways: 12 open roles
7. Highmark Inc.: 8 open roles
8. Allegheny Health Network: 7 open roles
9. Clarvida: 7 open roles
10. Ivy Rehab: 7 open roles

Where the openings are

• Pittsburgh: 135
• Washington: 24
• Monroeville: 17
• Wexford: 15
• New Kensington: 11
• Canonsburg: 9
• Aliquippa: 9
• McKeesport: 8

Work arrangement

on-site 298 (88%), remote 22 (6%), hybrid 20 (6%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is tied to healthcare-adjacent social work rather than stand-alone community nonprofits. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 50% of postings, hospitals and health care about 20%, and healthcare services about 10%. The most consistently active employers over the last 90 days include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Auberle, and Amedisys, and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is also a notable local employer footprint for social work and counseling talent. That does not mean county and family-service work is absent. Hiring is fragmented across more than 50 companies rather than concentrated in one dominant buyer. There are also fresh local signals from family-services and county channels, including Friends of the Family and an Allegheny County Field Service Coordinator posting. Still, smaller community and education employers form a much smaller slice of observed demand, with social services about 5% and education about 5% of the local posting mix. Because about 85% of postings are on-site and only about 10% are hybrid, candidates who restrict themselves to remote work will screen themselves out of a large share of the market.

• Health systems, insurers, and home-health-linked care coordination (high): This is the deepest part of the local market, led by employers such as Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and Amedisys, with demand centered on case management, care coordination, discharge planning, and utilization review.
• Youth, family, and community nonprofits (moderate): This segment is smaller but active, with employers such as Auberle and local family-service channels, and it often rewards candidates who already have Act 33/34/73 clearances in hand.
• Education-linked or remote-first roles (limited): These are the hardest openings to build a plan around because education accounts for only about 5% of the observed posting mix and remote work only about 5%.

Where to focus: Start with healthcare-connected case management and care coordination roles, then widen into county and youth/family agencies once your clearances and documentation story are solid.

Roles worth searching next

• Direct care worker / behavioral health technician: This is a practical bridge for candidates who can show reliability, de-escalation, client support, and documentation but do not yet have a strong social-services resume. Pittsburgh direct care workers were seeing a $1-$5 per hour increase under the 2025-26 budget, showing ongoing demand in a nearby care-work labor pool.
• Utilization review coordinator: This is a good pivot for candidates with client-service or case-management backgrounds because local postings already ask for utilization review, care coordination, and documentation, and major local employers include payer and hospital systems.
• Patient navigator / care transitions coordinator: The move makes sense if your strongest evidence is helping people move through services rather than providing counseling. It lines up with local demand for case management, care coordination, discharge planning, and patient education.
• Eligibility specialist / benefits coordinator: This is a realistic pivot for candidates who are strong on forms, systems, documentation, and client guidance but are not yet competitive for counseling-heavy or licensed roles. It also fits the local mix of bachelor's-level hiring and workflow-heavy skill requests.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management appears in about 55% of local postings, making it the core keyword for screening and the clearest proof that you can move clients through systems, not just relate well to them. Who: Everyone in the category, especially entry-level applicants and switchers.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention shows up in about 35% of local postings, so it is one of the fastest ways to separate yourself from applicants with only general customer-service or volunteer backgrounds. Who: Candidates targeting youth/family services, hospital social work, or behavioral-health-adjacent roles.
• Care coordination and discharge planning (differentiator | immediate): Care coordination and discharge planning each appear in about 20% of local postings, and they map directly to where the market is strongest: health systems, payers, and medically linked service delivery. Who: Mid-career applicants and switchers aiming at hospitals, insurers, or post-acute care.
• Clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Clinical documentation is requested in about 15% of local postings, and even nonclinical community roles increasingly expect accurate note-writing, compliance, and handoff discipline. Who: Anyone who has done direct service work but has not translated it into documentation language on a resume.
• Act 33, Act 34, and Act 73 clearances (table_stakes | immediate): Act 34 criminal background clearance, Act 33 child abuse clearance, and Act 73 FBI fingerprinting each appear in about 15% of local postings, so already having them underway removes a common local application friction point. Who: Entry-level candidates, nonprofit applicants, school- or youth-facing candidates, and career switchers.
• LCSW or advanced state social-work licensure (premium | near-term): LCSW appears in about 10% of local postings, and national salary guidance shows a clear pay premium for licensed social workers across entry, mid, and senior roles. Who: MSW holders and experienced practitioners planning to stay in the field long term.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Pittsburgh, PA?

The freshest usable local pay read comes from posted compensation, not one clean official Pittsburgh wage point: local postings center on about $45k to $60k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $41k to $71k, and hourly-paid postings center on about $30 to $32 an hour. The Bureau of Labor Statistics did publish Pittsburgh social-worker wage data for May 2025, but the cited snippet here does not expose the figure, so it works better as confirmation that a local benchmark exists than as the market's main pay anchor. As a broader proxy, mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family in Pennsylvania was about $60,001 in July 2026 (n=865), versus about $72,725 nationally (n=42,681). This is a moderate-pay market relative to the education, documentation load, and emotional intensity of the work. Pittsburgh's cost-of-living index was 98.3, slightly below the national average of 100, which helps, but it does not fully close the gap between generalist community roles and higher-paid licensed roles.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Pittsburgh, PA concentrated?

Most real opportunity is tied to healthcare-adjacent social work rather than stand-alone community nonprofits. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 50% of postings, hospitals and health care about 20%, and healthcare services about 10%. The most consistently active employers over the last 90 days include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Auberle, and Amedisys, and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is also a notable local employer footprint for social work and counseling talent. That does not mean county and family-service work is absent. Hiring is fragmented across more than 50 companies rather than concentrated in one dominant buyer. There are also fresh local signals from family-services and county channels, including Friends of the Family and an Allegheny County Field Service Coordinator posting. Still, smaller community and education employers form a much smaller slice of observed demand, with social services about 5% and education about 5% of the local posting mix. Because about 85% of postings are on-site and only about 10% are hybrid, candidates who restrict themselves to remote work will screen themselves out of a large share of the market.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Pittsburgh, PA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Highmark Inc. (15 postings), Allegheny Health Network (10 postings), Auberle (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Pittsburgh, PA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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