Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder 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 here57
  • clinician
  • counselor
  • case manager
  • drug counselor
  • group counselor
  • behavior therapist
  • behavioral analyst
  • clinical counselor
  • licensed clinician
  • quitline counselor
  • addiction counselor
  • addiction therapist
  • alcoholic counselor
  • treatment counselor
  • and 43 more
SOC code
21-1011.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
22 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder CounselorsSOC 21-1011.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
Report writing and evaluationWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
64% · agentPartly automatable
25% · you keepBarely automatable
15% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Documentation agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Case management software
● No integration needed
Treatment planning agent
Microsoft Word · Database software · Case management software
● No integration needed
Progress monitoring agent
Microsoft Excel · Statistical software · Database software
● No integration needed
Reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Statistical software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Conduct direct counseling sessions with clientsMake clinical decisions and treatment approvalsHandle crisis interventions requiring human judgmentMaintain therapeutic relationships and trust with clients

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.

Documentation and record keeping88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Report writing and evaluation85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Treatment plan development and modification82% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 22 detailed work activities O*NET records for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Barely automatable 4

Barely automatable activities for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
ActivityJobs
Lead classes or community events13
Supervise workers providing client or patient services12
Train staff members in social services skills6
Administer drug screening tests2