Mental Health Counselors, task by task.
The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.
Also filed here36
- clinician
- counselor
- case manager
- elder counselor
- grief counselor
- group counselor
- behavior analyst
- clinical counselor
- licensed counselor
- licensed therapist
- group home counselor
- telehealth therapist
- bereavement counselor
- direct care counselor
- and 22 more
- SOC code
- 21-1014.00
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 34 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 4
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Mental Health CounselorsSOC 21-1014.00
Documentation and record keepingWhat can do this →
88% agentMostly automatable
Treatment plan developmentWhat can do this →
82% agentMostly automatable
Client information collection and assessmentWhat can do this →
78% agentMostly automatable
Progress monitoring and evaluationWhat can do this →
64% agentPartly automatable
Crisis intervention and safety assessmentWhat can do this →
25% you keepBarely automatable
Direct counseling and therapy sessionsWhat can do this →
15% you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents 3 need no setup
Documentation agent
Microsoft Word · Patient electronic medical record EMR software · Database software
Needs EMR system
Treatment planning agent
Microsoft Word · Database software · Statistical software
No integration needed
Assessment analysis agent
Microsoft Excel · Statistical software · Test interpretation software
No integration needed
Progress tracking agent
Microsoft Excel · Database software · Statistical software
No integration needed
You keep this
Conduct direct therapy and counseling sessions with clientsMake clinical decisions and approve treatment modificationsHandle crisis interventions and ensure patient safetyMaintain therapeutic relationships and provide human connection
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
Start with these three
The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
The full activity list
All 34 detailed work activities O*NET records for Mental Health Counselors, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.