350+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Tampa, FL

Official local wage benchmarks are moderate: the 2025 BLS median for Tampa Bay community and social service occupations was $51,860, with a mean of $58,120, a 25th percentile of $45,270, and a 75th percentile of $69,080. A broader local BLS cut puts mean hourly pay at $27.94. Recent posted ranges run higher, with local salary postings centered on about $62k to $80k and hourly postings on about $31 to $35 / hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 208 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $63,690 at the 25th percentile, $85,176 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

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Tampa Bay is a workable but selective market for this field over the next 3-6 months. The metro unemployment rate was 4.7% in August 2026, education and health services employment was up 3.8084% year over year, and the local sample still showed more than 100 postings across more than 50 companies. But Florida-wide social services, counseling & community employment was essentially flat and active postings were down 8.4% year over year in September 2026 according to Revelio Public Labor Statistics, so openings are real but competition has tightened.

Best positioned: Candidates with case management, crisis intervention, documentation, and discharge-planning experience—especially in hospital, hospice, or county-contracted settings—have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming this is a broad nonprofit hiring wave; most visible openings are tied to healthcare employers, are on-site, and skew mid-career.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 393 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Select Physical Therapy: 35 open roles
2. AdventHealth: 16 open roles
3. HCA Florida Healthcare: 13 open roles
4. BayCare Health System, Inc.: 11 open roles
5. Lifepoint Health, Inc.: 10 open roles
6. Chrysalis Health: 8 open roles
7. Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa, Inc.: 8 open roles
8. Hand & Stone Corp.: 8 open roles
9. Moffitt: 8 open roles
10. BayCare Health System: 7 open roles

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 118
• St. Petersburg: 33
• Clearwater: 32
• Wesley Chapel: 28
• Saint Petersburg: 23
• Brandon: 22
• Largo: 19
• Riverview: 13

Work arrangement

on-site 355 (93%), hybrid 19 (5%), remote 7 (2%)

Where the demand is

Most real openings sit inside healthcare-linked social-service work, not stand-alone nonprofits. In the local posting sample, hospitals and health care account for about 40% of postings and healthcare another about 35%, far ahead of social services, mental health care, and nonprofit organizations at about 5% each. That lines up with the metro's broader base: education and health services employed 264.4 thousand people in August 2026 and was up 3.8084% year over year. A second pocket is county and contract-funded community work. Hillsborough County's youth counseling program is countywide, serves ages 6-17, and includes assessment, individual, group, and family counseling, referrals, and 30- and 60-day follow-ups. Pinellas County was also considering nearly $4 million across three years for rapid-rehousing agreements involving housing navigation and case management, plus a contract worth up to $7.26 million with 211 Tampa Bay Cares for emergency financial assistance administration. The catch is that grant-backed community work looks less predictable than hospital or hospice hiring. Pinellas officials said they would review possible overlap in homelessness programs while reconsidering broader nonprofit funding.

• Hospital and hospice case management (high): This is the clearest opportunity cluster because healthcare-linked employers dominate the posting mix and the metro's education and health services base is growing.
• Youth and family counseling tied to county services (moderate): County-supported youth work is visible in Hillsborough, where services include assessment, counseling, referral, and follow-up for ages 6-17.
• Housing navigation and grant-funded community programs (moderate): Rapid-rehousing and emergency-assistance contracts create openings, but funding reviews make this lane less predictable than healthcare-linked work.

Where to focus: If you need the best near-term odds, target hospital, hospice, and healthcare-adjacent case-management roles first, then selectively add county or contract-funded community programs.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient navigator: It uses resource linkage, follow-up, and care-coordination strengths without requiring the full scope of counseling practice.
• Hospice admissions coordinator: It fits candidates who are strong with family communication, intake, referrals, and service transitions.
• Intake or referral coordinator: This is a practical pivot if you have triage, screening, scheduling, or documentation strengths but not the exact license mix for direct counseling roles.
• Member advocate or eligibility specialist: It keeps you close to service access, benefits navigation, and problem-solving while broadening your employer options beyond traditional nonprofits.

What postings ask for

• LCSW (premium | near-term): Among postings that named a certification, licensed clinical social worker was the most common named requirement. Who: Licensed social workers and MSW candidates already on a supervision path.
• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management appears in about 50% of observed local postings, making it the most durable practical skill in this market. Who: Everyone in direct-service, discharge, housing, hospice, or community-support roles.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention shows up in about 25% of postings and fits local youth and family demand where counseling programs are addressing anxiety, depression, and stress concerns. Who: Entry-level applicants trying to stand out and mid-career candidates moving into higher-acuity settings.
• Psychosocial assessment (differentiator | immediate): Psychosocial assessment appears in about 20% of postings and is part of the local county counseling service model, so it signals readiness for real caseload work. Who: MSW graduates, school/community counseling candidates, and hospital social-work applicants.
• Clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Clinical documentation appears in about 20% of postings, and AI is starting to change how case notes, summaries, and referral letters are produced, which raises the value of strong documentation judgment. Who: Anyone targeting hospital, hospice, behavioral-health, or grant-funded roles.
• Discharge planning and care coordination (differentiator | immediate): Discharge planning appears in about 15% of local postings, while care coordination and care planning each appear in about 10%, matching the healthcare-heavy employer mix in the region. Who: Candidates moving from community work into hospital, hospice, or health-plan settings.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Official local wage benchmarks are moderate: the 2025 BLS median for Tampa Bay community and social service occupations was $51,860, with a mean of $58,120, a 25th percentile of $45,270, and a 75th percentile of $69,080. A broader local BLS cut puts mean hourly pay at $27.94. Recent posted ranges run higher, with local salary postings centered on about $62k to $80k and hourly postings on about $31 to $35 / hour. That gap usually means the advertised openings skew toward hospitals, hospice, and other healthcare-linked employers rather than lower-paid community programs.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

Most real openings sit inside healthcare-linked social-service work, not stand-alone nonprofits. In the local posting sample, hospitals and health care account for about 40% of postings and healthcare another about 35%, far ahead of social services, mental health care, and nonprofit organizations at about 5% each. That lines up with the metro's broader base: education and health services employed 264.4 thousand people in August 2026 and was up 3.8084% year over year. A second pocket is county and contract-funded community work. Hillsborough County's youth counseling program is countywide, serves ages 6-17, and includes assessment, individual, group, and family counseling, referrals, and 30- and 60-day follow-ups. Pinellas County was also considering nearly $4 million across three years for rapid-rehousing agreements involving housing navigation and case management, plus a contract worth up to $7.26 million with 211 Tampa Bay Cares for emergency financial assistance administration. The catch is that grant-backed community work looks less predictable than hospital or hospice hiring. Pinellas officials said they would review possible overlap in homelessness programs while reconsidering broader nonprofit funding.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from Chapters Health System (10 postings), Tampa General Hospital, Inc. (10 postings), SPEROS (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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