300+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in San Antonio, TX

BLS places the broad local occupation family at a $56,670 median and $58,910 mean annual wage in 2025, with a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $45,220 to $68,170. The broader BLS community and social service group also averaged $28.32 per hour in San Antonio versus $29.39 across all local occupations, so this is not a premium-pay field by default. Recent postings look somewhat higher, centering on about $66k to $76k, while Texas new-opening salary offers averaged about $70,793 in September 2026 on a sample of 633 postings.

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Advertised pay

Across the 140 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $61,796 at the 25th percentile, $87,750 at the median and $104,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced-but-selective market for the next 3-6 months. San Antonio showed more than 75 recent postings across more than 50 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in one employer. But the local education and health services sector was down -1.9576% year-over-year in August 2026, and Texas-wide postings for this occupation family were down 5.9% year-over-year even as employment in the field edged up 0.9%. Pay is workable rather than standout, with the local occupational-family median at $56,670 and recent posted ranges centered on about $66k to $76k.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent hospital or managed-care case management experience, strong discharge planning and clinical documentation skills, and an active LMSW or LCSW have the clearest edge right now.

Main caution: Do not assume “community” means remote or nonprofit-only work; about 90% of observed postings were on-site, and healthcare-related employers made up most of the local mix.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 324 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. PAM Health: 25 open roles
2. Tenet Healthcare Corporation: 21 open roles
3. CHRISTUS Health: 13 open roles
4. Baptist Health System Group: 12 open roles
5. Sahealth: 12 open roles
6. PARS Therapy: 11 open roles
7. Adaptive Home Health, LLC: 9 open roles
8. TexPTS: 9 open roles
9. KidsCare Home Health: 6 open roles
10. Vital Therapy: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Antonio: 286
• Live Oak: 5
• Bulverde: 4
• Castle Hills: 3
• Universal City: 3
• Cibolo: 3
• Castroville: 2
• La Vernia: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 291 (94%), hybrid 10 (3%), remote 10 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in healthcare-connected settings. In the recent local sample, about 45% of postings came from healthcare, about 25% from hospitals and health care, and about 10% from health care services & hospitals. That matches the named local organizations showing up in current hiring signals—University Health, CenterWell, Methodist Healthcare, and San Antonio ISD—and it also matches the skill mix employers ask for. The skill pattern is operational, not just relational. Case management appeared in about 50% of postings, with discharge planning and crisis intervention each around 25%, and care coordination, psychosocial assessment, and clinical documentation each around 20%. If your resume reads like general community support but not measurable care movement, documentation, or triage, you will look weaker than candidates coming from hospitals, managed care, or high-acuity nonprofits. There is a smaller second lane in youth and community-response work. San Antonio Boys & Girls Clubs reported free after-school counseling across three clubhouses, SA CORE pairs a police officer, paramedic, and licensed clinician on behavioral-health calls, and local groups say about 20% of Bexar County families face food insecurity. That creates openings for candidates strong in outreach, de-escalation, referrals, and family resource navigation, but these roles can be more funding-sensitive than hospital-track jobs.

• Hospital and health-system case management (high): This is the clearest local lane because healthcare-related employers make up most observed demand and the top skill asks center on case management, discharge planning, care coordination, and documentation.
• Youth, school-linked, and community mental-health support (moderate): San Antonio ISD appears in local hiring signals, and youth counseling demand is visible through the Boys & Girls Clubs expansion across three clubhouses.
• Nonprofit community services and resource navigation (moderate): Need remains visible through local food-insecurity and family-support work, but nonprofit employers are balancing new grant support against budget pressure and fundraising dependence.

Where to focus: Focus first on hospital and managed-care case management roles, then on youth and community programs if your background is stronger in outreach than in clinical documentation.

Roles worth searching next

• Social and community service manager: It is a natural step-up for nonprofit program managers, lead case managers, and supervisors who already own staff, budgets, or partnerships.
• Patient navigator or utilization review coordinator: This is a strong bridge for candidates who already do discharge planning, care coordination, and documentation-heavy work.
• Public health outreach coordinator: It uses referral, education, and trust-building skills in community-facing programs tied to health equity and access.
• Benefits or eligibility specialist: It is a realistic pivot for career switchers with resource-navigation experience who need a lower-licensure entry point.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management appeared in about 50% of observed local postings, making it the clearest baseline skill in this market. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level and career-switcher candidates.
• Discharge planning (differentiator | immediate): Discharge planning showed up in about 25% of local postings and aligns closely with the hospital-heavy employer mix. Who: Mid-career candidates targeting hospitals, outpatient systems, and managed-care plans.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention appeared in about 25% of local postings, and San Antonio’s SA CORE behavioral-health model signals practical demand for de-escalation and crisis response skills. Who: Candidates coming from youth services, community mental health, homeless services, or corrections-adjacent work.
• Psychosocial assessment and clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Psychosocial assessment and clinical documentation each appeared in about 20% of postings, which tells you employers want people who can both assess and document cleanly. Who: Anyone applying to hospital, outpatient, or supervised clinical-support roles.
• LMSW / LCSW (premium | near-term): Local postings explicitly mention LCSW and LMSW among recurring requirements, which makes licensure one of the clearest separators between generalist and stronger-paying roles. Who: MSW holders and experienced case managers ready to move into higher-responsibility tracks.
• CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification was the most frequently listed certification in the observed local posting mix, appearing in about 10% of postings. Who: Entry-level applicants and anyone targeting hospital, residential, or direct-service settings.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

BLS places the broad local occupation family at a $56,670 median and $58,910 mean annual wage in 2025, with a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $45,220 to $68,170. The broader BLS community and social service group also averaged $28.32 per hour in San Antonio versus $29.39 across all local occupations, so this is not a premium-pay field by default. Recent postings look somewhat higher, centering on about $66k to $76k, while Texas new-opening salary offers averaged about $70,793 in September 2026 on a sample of 633 postings. This usually means livable pay rather than outsized upside. San Antonio’s cost-of-living index sits around 91.5, roughly 8.5% below the national average, which helps, but local wages still sit near or a bit below broad national benchmarks for social workers and counselors.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in healthcare-connected settings. In the recent local sample, about 45% of postings came from healthcare, about 25% from hospitals and health care, and about 10% from health care services & hospitals. That matches the named local organizations showing up in current hiring signals—University Health, CenterWell, Methodist Healthcare, and San Antonio ISD—and it also matches the skill mix employers ask for. The skill pattern is operational, not just relational. Case management appeared in about 50% of postings, with discharge planning and crisis intervention each around 25%, and care coordination, psychosocial assessment, and clinical documentation each around 20%. If your resume reads like general community support but not measurable care movement, documentation, or triage, you will look weaker than candidates coming from hospitals, managed care, or high-acuity nonprofits. There is a smaller second lane in youth and community-response work. San Antonio Boys & Girls Clubs reported free after-school counseling across three clubhouses, SA CORE pairs a police officer, paramedic, and licensed clinician on behavioral-health calls, and local groups say about 20% of Bexar County families face food insecurity. That creates openings for candidates strong in outreach, de-escalation, referrals, and family resource navigation, but these roles can be more funding-sensitive than hospital-track jobs.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Sahealth (10 postings), SSWR, incorporated (5 postings), Optum (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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