Also called: Behavioral Health Case Manager, Community Support Worker
Helps people with serious mental illness get housing, medication, appointments, and benefits.
A case manager drives a client to a psychiatrist, helps another apply for disability, checks in on someone who stopped taking medication, and juggles a caseload of 20-plus people.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in psychology, social work, or human services.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Social Work, Human Services.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years). Tracks social and human service assistants.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can help find benefits and appointments; driving clients and checking on someone off their meds stay human.
Classes: Psychology, Sociology, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.
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