Mental Health Counselors

SOC Code: 21-1014

Mental Health Counselorss maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 100.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Active Listening.

AI-Proof Score: 100.0Very High
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Median Salary

$60,200

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Job Growth

N/A

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Training Time

Extensive preparation (4+ years)

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Job Zone

Zone 5 / 5

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Training Cost

~$80,000

Key Skills

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking
  • Writing

Common Tasks

  • Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
  • Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
  • Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
  • Perform crisis interventions to help ensure the safety of the patients and others.
  • Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation
Mental Health Counselors — AI-Proof Careers