300+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Observed posted pay in Raleigh-Cary centers on about $49k to $80k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $48k to $109k; one current Raleigh behavioral-health listing advertised $55,000. Estimated local wage proxies point higher for specialized healthcare social work, with a $68,520 median and a $60,340 to $85,000 25th-75th band.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 170 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $66,368 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median and $93,600 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

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a real but selective market: North Carolina employment in Social Services, Counseling & Community was up 2.9% year over year in August 2026 while occupation postings were essentially flat, and Raleigh-Cary still showed more than 75 postings across more than 50 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that openings skew mid-career, most work is on-site or hybrid, and local posted pay clusters around the middle rather than the top end.

Best positioned: You have the best odds if you already have case-management or crisis-response experience and can work on-site in healthcare-linked or school-based settings, where healthcare represents about 50% of local postings and Wake County Public School System posted both a Senior Administrator-Social Work role in Cary and a Counselor-Dean of Students role in Raleigh.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this is an easy-entry, remote-friendly market; only about 20% of postings are entry-level and about 5% are remote.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 336 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Duke PA: 32 open roles
2. Duke Health: 17 open roles
3. Wakemed: 10 open roles
4. Yad Health: 8 open roles
5. Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa, Inc.: 6 open roles
6. Legacy Healthcare Services, Inc.: 6 open roles
7. Action Behavior Centers: 5 open roles
8. Amedisys, Inc.: 5 open roles
9. Broad River Rehab: 5 open roles
10. Headway: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 124
• Durham: 91
• Cary: 21
• Clayton: 12
• Apex: 10
• Smithfield: 9
• Garner: 8
• Wake Forest: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 279 (85%), remote 26 (8%), hybrid 24 (7%)

Where the demand is

The biggest visible concentration is healthcare-linked community work. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 50% of openings, and the most requested hard skills are case management, crisis intervention, documentation, treatment planning, patient education, and discharge planning. That points to hospital-connected social work, care coordination, community treatment, and behavioral-health support as the most dependable lane rather than general nonprofit administration. School-based support is the other clear pocket. Wake County Public School System posted a Senior Administrator-Social Work role in Cary and a Counselor-Dean of Students role in Raleigh in August 2026, and North Carolina Public Schools received more than $11 million in February 2026 to expand school-based mental-health services. That combination suggests real demand for candidates who can work across student support, family coordination, crisis response, and district systems. The rest of the market is real but thinner. Hiring is spread across more than 50 companies and the employer base is fragmented, which means there are options but not many repeated openings from any single organization. Nonprofit and community-program roles exist, yet the visible mix is much less concentrated there than in healthcare or school systems.

• Healthcare-linked direct service (high): This is the biggest visible pool: healthcare accounts for about 50% of local postings, and the dominant skills are case management, crisis intervention, documentation, patient education, and discharge planning.
• School-based support (high): WCPSS posted social-work leadership and counselor roles in August 2026, and the state added more than $11 million for school mental-health expansion earlier in the year.
• Nonprofit and community program operations (moderate): The market is fragmented across more than 50 companies rather than dominated by one nonprofit chain, which means openings exist but are thinner and more scattered.

Where to focus: If you need results in the next 90 days, prioritize healthcare-linked case management and school-based support before broader nonprofit program roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Behavioral Health Therapist: Raleigh employers continue to post therapist-track behavioral-health roles, including a Behavioral Health Therapist IV opening in August 2026.
• School Psychologist: WCPSS posted a School Psychologist opening, and school mental-health funding expanded statewide.
• Care Coordinator / Patient Navigator: The local skill mix overlaps heavily with patient education, discharge planning, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration, all of which appear in local postings.
• 988 or Community Crisis Program Coordinator: North Carolina expanded 988 crisis services with real-time mobile crisis dispatch and stronger service navigation, creating nearby operations and coordination work around crisis systems.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 50% of local postings and is the clearest common denominator across hospital, school, and community roles. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• Crisis intervention (table_stakes | immediate): It shows up in about 30% of local postings, which means many employers want evidence that you can handle escalation, safety, and stabilization work. Who: Direct-service candidates in school, healthcare, and community settings.
• Documentation and clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation appears in about 25% of local postings and clinical documentation in about 10%; employers also increasingly expect efficient EHR use and comfort interpreting algorithmic risk scores. Who: Anyone whose resume reads stronger on empathy than on process.
• Treatment planning and discharge planning (differentiator | near-term): Both appear repeatedly in local postings and signal that you can move from support conversations to formal care plans and transitions. Who: Mid-career applicants and people targeting healthcare-linked roles.
• LCSW (premium | near-term): LCSW is one of the most commonly required local credentials among postings that specify certifications, making it a clear screen-in for higher-barrier roles. Who: Social workers with enough supervised experience to convert credentials into better pay and narrower applicant pools.
• CPR/First Aid (table_stakes | immediate): CPR/first aid certification appears among the most frequently requested local certifications, especially for community-facing and youth-serving work. Who: Entry-level candidates, school-support applicants, and career switchers.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Observed posted pay in Raleigh-Cary centers on about $49k to $80k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $48k to $109k; one current Raleigh behavioral-health listing advertised $55,000. Estimated local wage proxies point higher for specialized healthcare social work, with a $68,520 median and a $60,340 to $85,000 25th-75th band. That puts much of this market in solid-but-not-premium territory: North Carolina's mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family was ~$66,767 in August 2026, below the statewide all-occupation mean offered salary of ~$78,839.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

The biggest visible concentration is healthcare-linked community work. In the local posting mix, healthcare accounts for about 50% of openings, and the most requested hard skills are case management, crisis intervention, documentation, treatment planning, patient education, and discharge planning. That points to hospital-connected social work, care coordination, community treatment, and behavioral-health support as the most dependable lane rather than general nonprofit administration. School-based support is the other clear pocket. Wake County Public School System posted a Senior Administrator-Social Work role in Cary and a Counselor-Dean of Students role in Raleigh in August 2026, and North Carolina Public Schools received more than $11 million in February 2026 to expand school-based mental-health services. That combination suggests real demand for candidates who can work across student support, family coordination, crisis response, and district systems. The rest of the market is real but thinner. Hiring is spread across more than 50 companies and the employer base is fragmented, which means there are options but not many repeated openings from any single organization. Nonprofit and community-program roles exist, yet the visible mix is much less concentrated there than in healthcare or school systems.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Duke PA (10 postings), Thriveworks (5 postings), Wake County Public School System (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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