300+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in San Jose, CA

Observed local wage data is solid but lagged: BLS put the metro's mean hourly pay for the broader community and social service group at $42.74 in May 2025, with a 10th-percentile wage of $28.28 and a 90th-percentile wage of $60.14. Current posting-based signals are directional rather than official totals: local advertised salary bands center on about $86k to $105k, hourly roles center on about $32 to $34 / hour, and a separate local guide cited healthcare social worker pay at $106,000/year.

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Advertised pay

Across the 224 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $81,308 at the 25th percentile, $105,020 at the median and $131,508 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

This is a workable market, but not an easy one. San Jose still showed more than 150 recent postings across more than 75 companies, and hiring in the sample was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. At the same time, statewide employment in this occupation family was up 2.2% year over year while active postings were down 8.9%, which usually means real underlying need but fewer fresh openings than a year ago. The local backdrop is still healthier than California overall, with metro unemployment at 4.0% in June 2026 versus 5.2% statewide.

Best positioned: Candidates with direct case management or crisis-intervention experience, a bachelor's or master's degree, and willingness to work on-site in healthcare, county, or nonprofit settings have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume San Jose pay means tech-style flexibility or easy hiring; about 75% of postings are on-site and openings in this occupation family are thinner statewide than a year ago.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 305 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Palo Alto Therapy: 15 open roles
2. MIMH Professional Training: 12 open roles
3. Bonsai Rehab: 9 open roles
4. Kaiser Permanente: 7 open roles
5. Kaiser Permanente International: 7 open roles
6. Stanford: 6 open roles
7. Clover Staffing: 5 open roles
8. County of Santa Clara: 5 open roles
9. Cynet Health: 5 open roles
10. Lorian Health: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Jose: 98
• Fremont: 32
• Sunnyvale: 19
• Menlo Park: 15
• Palo Alto: 15
• Mountain View: 14
• Santa Clara: 11
• Milpitas: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 223 (76%), hybrid 38 (13%), remote 32 (11%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity in San Jose is concentrated in service-delivery settings tied to healthcare and public systems. In the local posting sample, about 40% of openings came from healthcare, with another about 10% in health care services & hospitals, about 10% in hospitals and health care, about 10% in social services, and about 10% in non-profit organizations. The most consistently active employers included Stanford Health Care, County of Santa Clara, San Andreas Regional Center, Caminar, Bill Wilson Center, and 21hhs. That means the best odds are not spread evenly across every title in this category. The market looks better for case managers, care coordinators, healthcare social work-adjacent staff, behavioral-health support, and county or nonprofit service roles than for purely remote counseling or senior leadership searches. Santa Clara County's reported difficulty retaining mental health workers and Felton Institute's live local careers presence both support that reading.

• Healthcare and hospital-linked support (high): This is the biggest visible pocket: about 40% of sampled postings were in healthcare, and Stanford Health Care was among the most active employers.
• County, regional-center, and behavioral-health systems (high): County of Santa Clara and San Andreas Regional Center were among the consistently active names, and county retention pressure in mental health suggests recurring staffing need.
• Mission-driven nonprofits and community programs (moderate): Non-profit organizations represented about 10% of sampled postings, with Caminar, Bill Wilson Center, and Felton Institute all showing local activity.
• Remote-first or senior leadership roles (limited): Only about 5% of sampled postings were remote, and less than 5% were senior while less than 5% were lead+.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site case management and care-coordination roles in healthcare, county behavioral health, and nonprofit community services before chasing remote generalist openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient navigator or care coordination assistant: Healthcare is the largest visible hiring pocket locally, and care coordination is already part of the skill mix.
• Behavioral health intake coordinator: Crisis intervention, documentation, and local mental-health staffing pressure make intake-heavy roles a practical crossover target.
• Nonprofit program operations coordinator: The employer base is fragmented across nonprofits and community-serving organizations, so program support and reporting work can be a realistic fallback.
• Eligibility or benefits specialist: Advocacy, documentation, and client intake skills transfer well into rule-based public-service administration.

What postings ask for

• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): It appeared in about 50% of local postings, making it the clearest baseline screen in this market. Who: Everyone in direct-service, intake, social work, and community-support searches.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): It showed up in about 30% of local postings and lines up with California's expanded behavioral-health and crisis-response push. Who: Behavioral-health, youth/family, housing, and county-system applicants.
• Documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation appeared in about 20% of local postings, and case-management software is increasingly used to organize deadlines, records, and billing workflows. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers who need to prove operational discipline.
• Care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration (differentiator | near-term): Both skills appeared in local postings and matter most in healthcare-heavy settings where handoffs and team-based care are common. Who: Mid-career candidates and hospital- or county-facing applicants.
• LCSW or an active social-work licensure path (premium | near-term): Clinical licensure is still a key expansion lever for social workers, especially when targeting higher-complexity healthcare and behavioral-health tracks. Who: MSW holders who want stronger long-run mobility and access to better-paying paths.
• First aid (table_stakes | near-term): It was the most commonly named certification in the local sample, though only in about 5% of postings. Who: Applicants for youth, shelter, outreach, and community-program roles.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Observed local wage data is solid but lagged: BLS put the metro's mean hourly pay for the broader community and social service group at $42.74 in May 2025, with a 10th-percentile wage of $28.28 and a 90th-percentile wage of $60.14. Current posting-based signals are directional rather than official totals: local advertised salary bands center on about $86k to $105k, hourly roles center on about $32 to $34 / hour, and a separate local guide cited healthcare social worker pay at $106,000/year. This market pays above national norms. BLS lists a national median of $75,910 for the broader occupation family and $61,330 for social workers, so San Jose compensation is clearly lifted by local cost and the area's healthcare-heavy mix.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA concentrated?

Real opportunity in San Jose is concentrated in service-delivery settings tied to healthcare and public systems. In the local posting sample, about 40% of openings came from healthcare, with another about 10% in health care services & hospitals, about 10% in hospitals and health care, about 10% in social services, and about 10% in non-profit organizations. The most consistently active employers included Stanford Health Care, County of Santa Clara, San Andreas Regional Center, Caminar, Bill Wilson Center, and 21hhs. That means the best odds are not spread evenly across every title in this category. The market looks better for case managers, care coordinators, healthcare social work-adjacent staff, behavioral-health support, and county or nonprofit service roles than for purely remote counseling or senior leadership searches. Santa Clara County's reported difficulty retaining mental health workers and Felton Institute's live local careers presence both support that reading.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from 21hhs (10 postings), Stanford Health Care (10 postings), San Andreas Regional Center (5 postings), Caminar, Inc. (5 postings), Bill Wilson Center (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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