Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
SOC 21-1099 · 2024-2034
All community and social service specialists not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $60,415per year
- Projected openings
- 19,440
- Projected change
- +9.7%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $70,805 | 1,150 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $70,080 | 1,190 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $67,855 | 1,160 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $66,869 | 110 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $65,493 | 1,220 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $63,593 | 140 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $62,966 | 360 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $61,035 | 70 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $60,336 | 140 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $60,326 | 230 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $60,193 | 70 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $58,981 | 200 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $58,097 | 230 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $58,097 | 160 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $58,097 | 1,290 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $57,666 | 140 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $57,614 | 160 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $57,584 | 30 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $56,526 | 330 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $55,961 | 230 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $55,848 | 1,550 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $55,457 | 30 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $55,088 | 120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $54,962 | 5,520 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $54,875 | 1,450 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $54,420 | 120 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $54,122 | 390 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $52,006 | 80 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $50,250 | 120 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $50,250 | 200 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $47,219 | 210 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $39,927
- A quarter earn under
- $48,881
- Half earn under
- $60,415
- Three quarters earn under
- $76,678
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $98,718
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $60,909 | 86,370 | +26.1% |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $52,520 | 73,580 | +16.1% |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $67,025 | 60,640 | +14.1% |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $69,184 | 46,570 | +30.7% |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $88,921 | 40,270 | +5.5% |
| Counselors, All Other | $50,217 | 25,900 | +28.1% |
Programs that train for this job — 14
AA Degree Health & Human Services: Human Services
Contra Costa College · San Pablo · $3,743
Human Services - Human Services General Practice Certificate of Achievement
Cabrillo College · Aptos · $2,083
Human Services - Human Services AS Degree
Cabrillo College · Aptos · $5,312
Human Services
Moreno Valley College CTE · Moreno Valley · $2,018
Labor and Community Organizing Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $860
Human Services Paraprofessional Associate of Science Degree
Mendocino College · Ukiah · $4,832
Human Service Worker Certificate of Achievement
Mendocino College · Ukiah · $1,799
Organizational Leadership and Communication (Online)
UC Irvine Continuing Education · Irvine · $6,695
Human Services, Certificate of Achievement
Madera Community College · Madera · $1,825
Human Services
San Bernardino Valley College · San Bernardino · $3,824
Addiction Studies CCAPP (formerly CAADAC Track)
California State University, East Bay, University Extension · Hayward · $5,610
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,681
ADDICTION STUDIES: A.S. DEGREE IN Addiction Studies
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $4,502
Human Services Worker CC
Kern Community College District · Bakersfield · $2,862