AI Career Radar

Social and Community Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

AI exposure36 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation31
Freedom to set tasks84
Repeating the same tasks61
$80,390Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+7.2%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
70Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
72
Critical Thinking
63
72
Monitoring
63
72
Judgment and Decision Making
63
72
Speaking
63
69
Active Learning
62
72
Coordination
62
72
Complex Problem Solving
62
72
Time Management
61
72
Reading Comprehension
61
69
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
75
Writing
60
69
Learning Strategies
58
66
Instructing
58
63
Systems Analysis
57
69
Service Orientation
56
75
Systems Evaluation
56
69
Persuasion
54
56
Mathematics
53
41
Negotiation
52
56
Science
52
31
Management of Personnel Resources
50
72
Operations Analysis
49
41
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
41
Management of Material Resources
47
35
Quality Control Analysis
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Troubleshooting
47
13
Equipment Selection
47
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
28
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
19
Operation and Control
43
25

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Persuasion, Negotiation

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening

#4Nurse MidwivesHealthcare
85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$134,040
10-yr growth
+11.5%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
2%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$146,910
10-yr growth
+5.7%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Negotiation

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Social and Community Service Managers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.