• Social and Human Service Assistants
  • Human Services
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 35,770
    $24,730 range bar $50,930
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Fast Growing
  • Social and Human Service Assistants provide client services, including support for families, in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. They assist other workers, such as social workers, and they help clients find benefits or community services.

What do they typically do

  • Help determine what type of aid their clients need
  • Work with clients and other professionals, such as social workers, to develop a treatment plan
  • Help clients find assistance with daily activities, such as eating and bathing
  • Research services, such as food stamps and Medicaid, that are available to clients
  • Coordinate services provided to clients
  • Help clients complete paperwork to apply for assistance programs
  • Check in with clients to ensure that services are provided appropriately
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