AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 21-1014.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Mental Health Counselors?

Counsel and advise individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention. May help individuals deal with a broad range of mental health issues, such as those associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; or aging.

Estimated AI task exposure
69%

High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

27 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

71/100

Physical moat

3/100

Human moat

60/100

Rating coverage

100%

27 task statements / 27 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
Importance 99/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.97
Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
Importance 98/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.96
Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.94
Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
Importance 94/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.93
Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.93
Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.
Importance 93/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.93
Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests.
Importance 88/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.89
Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.87
Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
Importance 91/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.87
Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information.
Importance 83/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.87

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

Not published

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

Not published

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

Not published

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

Not published

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

12%

57 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

Median wage: $41,670 Growth 2025–2035: +2.0% Annual openings: 65

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

19%

50 points lower exposure • 71% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Orthotists and Prosthetists

28%

41 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $81,110 Growth 2025–2035: +12.9% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Athletes and Sports Competitors

21%

48 points lower exposure • 74% profile similarity

Median wage: $66,710 Growth 2025–2035: +5.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

22%

47 points lower exposure • 75% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

57 points lower exposure • 61% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • relationship building
  • judgment in ambiguous situations
  • communication and persuasion

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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