Social Workers
Public Sector & Social Services
SOC 21-1021
~0.7M US jobs
Median $58,380
OFI
4.1
transformation pressure
AI augments documentation and resource matching, but high-stakes human judgment, empathy, and statutory accountability keep the core of the role human. — OECD; AIOE
Task transformation under adoption
Share of tasks automated / augmented / human, projected via Bass-diffusion adoption. Scenario, not a prediction.
Exposure profile
Representative tasks
- Assess client needs
- Develop care plans
- Counsel individuals and families
- Coordinate services
- Document casework
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We model task transformation, not job loss. OFI and its projections are scenario estimates grounded in published AI-exposure frameworks — model outputs, not predictions of employment outcomes.