As of June 2026, Rehabilitation Counselors has an AI-exposure score of 59/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
AI Exposure Score for
Rehabilitation Counselors
59/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 62% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$46,850. About 10,000 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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How you compare to similar Community & Social Service roles
Rehabilitation Counselors (you)
59
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
59
Social and Human Service Assistants
61
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
56
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
63
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
55
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
Automatable
- Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation, such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, or relevant correspondence.
- Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans.
- Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
Augmentable
- Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
- Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices, such as specially equipped wheelchairs, to help clients adapt to work or school environments.
- Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools or community groups.
- Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
- Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy.
- Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, or transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
- Confer with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
- Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
- Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
- Manage budgets and direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments.
- Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans, such as behavioral, residential, social, or employment goals.
- Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs.
- Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities.
Durable
- Supervise rehabilitation counselors and staff.
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