500+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in San Francisco, CA

Observed government pay is solid but not uniformly high. For the metro's broader SOC 21 family, BLS lists a $71,790 annual median, $83,260 mean, $56,990 at the 25th percentile, and $102,660 at the 75th percentile for 2025 annual estimates. A separate BLS metro release for the broader community and social service group showed a $40.03 mean hourly wage in May 2025 versus $30.49 nationally.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 414 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $75,000 at the 25th percentile, $109,200 at the median and $136,055 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 market rather than an easy one: San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont education and health services employment rose 2.7784% year over year in August 2026, and California employment in this occupation family was up 1.4% year over year in September, but California active postings for the same family were down 4.0% year over year. Pay is clearly above national norms, with BLS showing a $40.03 local mean hourly wage for the broad community and social service group and a $71,790 annual median for the metro's broader SOC 21 family. You can win here if you match the dominant local mix: on-site or hybrid work in hospital-linked, community-health, disability-services, recovery, or nonprofit settings, backed by strong case management, crisis intervention, and documentation skills.

Best positioned: The strongest profile right now is a candidate with direct case-management or crisis-response experience, comfort with documentation and interdisciplinary teams, and ideally an LCSW or other healthcare-affiliated background.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Bay Area pay means broad flexibility; most openings skew mid-career, about 80% are on-site, and postings that state sponsorship terms show about 0% visa sponsorship availability.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 521 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Kaiser Permanente International: 23 open roles
2. Sutter Health: 18 open roles
3. UCSF Health, AG: 18 open roles
4. UCSF Health: 16 open roles
5. Equinox: 12 open roles
6. Select Physical Therapy: 12 open roles
7. Crossroads Health & Hospice: 9 open roles
8. Kaiser Permanente: 9 open roles
9. Healthlinkhha: 7 open roles
10. Smcgov: 7 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Francisco: 147
• Oakland: 80
• Walnut Creek: 31
• San Rafael: 24
• San Leandro: 24
• San Mateo: 19
• Redwood City: 18
• Vallejo: 15

Work arrangement

on-site 435 (86%), hybrid 44 (9%), remote 27 (5%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated less by one employer and more by setting. We observed more than 200 postings across more than 75 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by a single buyer. The heaviest industry concentration is in hospitals and health care at about 35%, healthcare at about 20%, health care services and hospitals at about 10%, individual and family services at about 10%, and nonprofit organizations at about 10%. That mix rewards candidates who can operate inside care teams and documentation-heavy environments, not just provide one-to-one support. The most consistently active employers in the sample include LifeLong Medical Care, Golden Gate Regional Center Inc, 21hhs, UCSF Health, AG, UCSF Health, Ecsphilly, and Glide. Recovery and treatment demand also remains real locally: HealthRIGHT 360 said 5,711 unduplicated clients accessed specialty substance-use-disorder care in San Francisco in FY2024–25, up 15% from the prior year.

• Hospital and integrated-care case management (high): Hospitals and health care account for about 35% of local postings, with another about 20% in healthcare and about 10% in health care services and hospitals, making medical-social-work-style workflows the clearest demand center.
• Disability, family, and community services (moderate): Individual and family services make up about 10% of the local mix, and active employers include Golden Gate Regional Center Inc and Glide, which points to steady openings in community-based coordination and advocacy work.
• Recovery, housing, and outreach support (moderate): Oakland's new pilot and San Francisco's recovery-housing expansion both increase the need for case management, warm handoffs, housing navigation, and recovery-support coordination.

Where to focus: Prioritize hospital-linked case management and integrated community-health roles first, then expand into disability-services, housing-support, recovery, and nonprofit program roles with the same workflow skills.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient Navigator: It uses the same referral coordination, advocacy, and documentation habits that local employers value in community roles.
• Care Coordinator: It matches the local emphasis on case management, care planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Intake Coordinator: It converts client-facing communication into assessment, scheduling, triage, and documentation workflows that overlap with counseling support work.
• Program Coordinator (health or nonprofit operations): It fits candidates who have client-service knowledge plus the ability to document, track outcomes, and coordinate across teams and partner organizations.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It shows up in about 70% of sampled postings, making it the clearest baseline screen across health-system and community employers. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level candidates who need a clear value signal.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): About 45% of sampled postings ask for it, so it materially improves your odds in behavioral-health, recovery, housing, and urgent-support roles. Who: Candidates targeting behavioral health, youth work, outreach, and recovery settings.
• Documentation and clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation appears in about 25% of postings and clinical documentation in about 15%, which signals that note quality and compliance matter almost as much as direct client contact. Who: Anyone coming from volunteer, education, or informal helping roles who must prove they can work in structured environments.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration (differentiator | immediate): About 20% of postings ask for interdisciplinary collaboration, and BLS describes counselors as coordinating treatment and referrals across care teams. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers aiming at clinics, hospitals, and integrated-care settings.
• EHR systems (differentiator | near-term): Statewide guidance highlights EHR proficiency as an in-demand tool alongside case management and crisis work, which makes it a practical screening advantage for health-linked roles. Who: Candidates targeting medical social work, integrated care, and clinic-based counseling support.
• LCSW (premium | long-term): LCSW is the most frequently cited named credential in local postings at about 10%, which suggests it opens access to better-paid or harder-to-fill roles even though it is not required everywhere. Who: Experienced social workers planning to stay in the Bay Area and compete for higher-trust clinical-adjacent roles.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Observed government pay is solid but not uniformly high. For the metro's broader SOC 21 family, BLS lists a $71,790 annual median, $83,260 mean, $56,990 at the 25th percentile, and $102,660 at the 75th percentile for 2025 annual estimates. A separate BLS metro release for the broader community and social service group showed a $40.03 mean hourly wage in May 2025 versus $30.49 nationally. That puts Bay Area social-services pay above the national occupation baseline, but it does not automatically create high discretionary income once local housing costs are considered and the metro home price index was still up 2.2% year over year as of July 2026.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated less by one employer and more by setting. We observed more than 200 postings across more than 75 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by a single buyer. The heaviest industry concentration is in hospitals and health care at about 35%, healthcare at about 20%, health care services and hospitals at about 10%, individual and family services at about 10%, and nonprofit organizations at about 10%. That mix rewards candidates who can operate inside care teams and documentation-heavy environments, not just provide one-to-one support. The most consistently active employers in the sample include LifeLong Medical Care, Golden Gate Regional Center Inc, 21hhs, UCSF Health, AG, UCSF Health, Ecsphilly, and Glide. Recovery and treatment demand also remains real locally: HealthRIGHT 360 said 5,711 unduplicated clients accessed specialty substance-use-disorder care in San Francisco in FY2024–25, up 15% from the prior year.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from LifeLong Medical Care (15 postings), Golden Gate Regional Center Inc (15 postings), 21hhs (15 postings), UCSF Health, AG (10 postings), UCSF Health (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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