Career roadmap
How to become Social and Human Service Assistants
Median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants (21-1093) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Social and Human Service Assistants, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health.
- Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
- Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.
- Maintain social services program records.
- Write reports or evaluations.
- Visit individuals in their homes to provide support or information.
- Help clients get needed services or resources.
- Interview clients to gather information about their backgrounds, needs, or progress.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Active Listening4.0/5
- Speaking4.0/5
- Social Perceptiveness4.0/5
- Service Orientation3.9/5
- Reading Comprehension3.8/5
- Coordination3.8/5
- Writing3.6/5
- Critical Thinking3.6/5
- Monitoring3.6/5
- Persuasion3.4/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Social and Human Service Assistants — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Social6.1/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Conventional4.5/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising3.6/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Investigative2.8/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Artistic2.0/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Realistic1.3/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
