Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
National industry · NAICS 621330
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Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) is a U.S. industry in the NAICS classification. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates about 241,810 workers across 109 detailed occupations in it. A typical worker earns around $64,299 a year (Singulariki estimate, see below).
This industry comprises establishments of independent mental health practitioners (except physicians) primarily engaged in (1) the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and/or (2) the diagnosis and treatment of individual or group social dysfunction brought about by such causes as mental illness, alcohol and substance abuse, physical and emotional trauma, or stress. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers. Cross-References.
Employment is national May 2024 OEWS. "Typical pay" is Singulariki's own figure — the employment-weighted average of each occupation's national median wage — a rough center of the industry, not an official BLS number.
How exposed this industry is to AI
Weighting every occupation in this industry by its employment and its unified AI-exposure index (the OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" human-rated task overlap folded with the Felten/Raj/Seamans AIOE index), this industry sits in the High band — 75th percentile across all industries.
Exposure measures how much of the work overlaps with what today's AI can do, not a prediction of automation; high-exposure industries are where AI is most likely to reshape tasks. Employment-weighted across 90 occupations that carry an exposure score. Compare every industry on the AI exposure hub.
How AI is actually used in this industry
Among measured Claude.ai (Free and Pro) conversations mapped to O*NET task statements (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these patterns are most associated with the occupations in this industry, weighted by its employment mix. They are shares of observed AI conversations — not of worker time, revenue, or what could be automated — and reflect one AI assistant's consumer sample, not all AI.
| Signal coverage | 44.6% of employment · 64/98 occupations have AEI task data |
| Augmentation vs. automation | 49.5% working with AI · 31.2% handed to AI |
| Most common pattern | Directive · AI does it; you give the instruction |
| Typical AI autonomy | 3.6 / 5 · higher = AI acts more independently |
Tasks driving the signal
The task families that account for the most AI activity across this industry's occupations (employment × observed usage), each attributed to the occupation it comes from.
| Task | Occupation | How | Share of signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troubleshoot problems involving office equipment, such as computer hardware and software. | Office Clerks, General | Feedback loop | 38.0% |
| Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner. | Marriage and Family Therapists | Learning | 7.5% |
| Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing. | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | Directive | 6.2% |
| Conduct searches to find needed information, using such sources as the Internet. | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | Directive | 5.7% |
| Develop or maintain internal or external company Web sites. | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | Directive | 4.3% |
| Participate in the work of subordinates to facilitate productivity or to overcome difficult aspects of work. | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Iteration | 2.4% |
| Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors. | Marriage and Family Therapists | Learning | 2.1% |
| Process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports. | Office Clerks, General | Directive | 1.5% |
| Provide instructions to clients on how to obtain help with legal, financial, and other personal issues. | Marriage and Family Therapists | Learning | 1.2% |
| Develop instructional materials and conduct in-service and community-based educational programs. | Medical and Health Services Managers | Iteration | 1.2% |
| Provide public education and consultation to other professionals or groups regarding counseling services, issues, and methods. | Marriage and Family Therapists | Learning | 1.1% |
| Create, maintain, and enter information into databases. | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | Directive | 1.0% |
Occupations behind the signal
The occupations whose AI-touched tasks contribute most to this industry's signal, by employment here.
| Occupation | Workers | Share | How they use AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage and Family Therapists | 20,900 | 8.6% | Learning |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 15,960 | 6.6% | Learning |
| Office Clerks, General | 6,960 | 2.9% | Feedback loop |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | 6,500 | 2.7% | Iteration |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | 5,100 | 2.1% | Learning |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 5,060 | 2.1% | Directive |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 4,950 | 2.1% | Iteration |
| General and Operations Managers | 3,970 | 1.6% | Iteration |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 3,610 | 1.5% | Directive |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 3,240 | 1.3% | Directive |
| Psychologists, All Other | 3,140 | 1.3% | Learning |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 3,060 | 1.3% | Learning |
This rollup is only as complete as the occupation-task matches available for the industry; the coverage figure above is shown so sparse industries do not look falsely precise. AI exposure is not the same as replacement.
Skill & tool metabolism
What this industry's work actually runs on. Each figure is the share of the industry's workers in occupations that significantly rely on a skill, knowledge area, or ability (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5), or that use a tool category — its employment reach. This is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across the workforce, not how intensively any one worker uses it. Shares are independent and need not add to 100%.
Based on 67.6% of this industry's employment that maps to a detailed occupation with an O*NET skill profile.
Skills
| Skill | Employment reach | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 67.5% | 163,320 |
| Speaking | 67.5% | 163,320 |
| Critical Thinking | 67.4% | 162,890 |
| Reading Comprehension | 67.2% | 162,590 |
| Writing | 66.9% | 161,840 |
| Time Management | 65.3% | 158,000 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 65.0% | 157,220 |
| Coordination | 64.9% | 157,020 |
| Service Orientation | 64.7% | 156,390 |
| Monitoring | 63.0% | 152,320 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 58.4% | 141,230 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 58.3% | 140,860 |
Knowledge areas
| Knowledge area | Employment reach | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 67.4% | 162,980 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 67.2% | 162,490 |
| Psychology | 50.2% | 121,400 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 46.5% | 112,470 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 45.5% | 110,130 |
| Education and Training | 42.6% | 102,940 |
| Administrative | 34.9% | 84,490 |
| Computers and Electronics | 30.4% | 73,470 |
| Law and Government | 25.6% | 61,850 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25.6% | 61,920 |
| Public Safety and Security | 22.6% | 54,590 |
| Administration and Management | 22.0% | 53,200 |
Abilities
| Abilitie | Employment reach | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Near Vision | 67.6% | 163,410 |
| Oral Comprehension | 67.6% | 163,410 |
| Oral Expression | 67.6% | 163,410 |
| Speech Clarity | 67.4% | 162,890 |
| Speech Recognition | 67.4% | 162,890 |
| Written Comprehension | 67.3% | 162,690 |
| Written Expression | 67.2% | 162,550 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 66.0% | 159,710 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 65.9% | 159,280 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 65.9% | 159,280 |
| Information Ordering | 65.9% | 159,240 |
| Category Flexibility | 65.5% | 158,410 |
Tool categories
| Tool category | Employment reach | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Spreadsheet software | 67.8% | 163,980 |
| Electronic mail software | 67.7% | 163,640 |
| Office suite software | 67.7% | 163,750 |
| Word processing software | 67.6% | 163,540 |
| Medical software | 65.5% | 158,280 |
| Data base user interface and query software | 57.8% | 139,750 |
| Presentation software | 57.5% | 138,980 |
| Internet browser software | 57.4% | 138,680 |
| Project management software | 39.4% | 95,280 |
| Calendar and scheduling software | 35.3% | 85,370 |
| Billing and invoicing software | 33.4% | 80,710 |
| Video conferencing software | 32.5% | 78,470 |
| Accounting software | 28.9% | 69,800 |
| Document management software | 27.5% | 66,540 |
| Analytical or scientific software | 27.2% | 65,760 |
Reach = share of industry employment in occupations where the requirement is significant; it is not a per-worker usage or proficiency measure. Skill, knowledge, and ability importance is from O*NET; tool use is reported presence of a technology category.
Largest occupations
The occupations that employ the most people in this industry, with their share of the industry's workforce and national median pay for the occupation (not industry-specific pay).
Showing the top 40 of 109 occupations by employment.
Most distinctive occupations
The occupations most unusually concentrated in this industry compared with the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more common an occupation is here versus its economy-wide share (a value of 5 means five times as concentrated).
| Occupation | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | 246.87× | 27,950 |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | 202.32× | 20,900 |
| Psychologists, All Other | 112.54× | 3,140 |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | 100.89× | 69,680 |
| Psychiatric Technicians | 99.6× | 21,290 |
| Counselors, All Other | 97.16× | 5,080 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 80.82× | 15,960 |
| Therapists, All Other | 50.17× | 1,520 |
| Psychiatrists | 29.82× | 1,160 |
| Psychiatric Aides | 11.14× | 610 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | 7.67× | 5,100 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | 7.32× | 6,500 |
| School Psychologists | 5.79× | 580 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 5.68× | 2,740 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 5.09× | 3,060 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 4.95× | 3,240 |
| Social and Community Service Managers | 4.79× | 1,470 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 3.8× | 4,950 |
| Community Health Workers | 3.46× | 330 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | 3.26× | 950 |
Write a report on thisheadline · factoids · citation
The Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) workforce sits at the 75th percentile of AI task overlap — 241,810 U.S. workers
- Weighting every occupation by its real share of Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) employment, the industry's workforce ranks in the 75th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap — overlap with what AI can attempt, not a measure of jobs at risk.Eloundou et al. + Felten AIOE, weighted by BLS OEWS
- The industry employs about 241,810 U.S. workers across 109 occupations.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
- Employment-weighted typical annual pay is about $64,299.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
- Of AI use observed across this industry's occupations, 49% looks like augmentation rather than automation — from a Claude.ai sample, not a census.Anthropic Economic Index
The Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) workforce sits at the 75th percentile of AI task overlap — 241,810 U.S. workers • Weighting every occupation by its real share of Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) employment, the industry's workforce ranks in the 75th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap — overlap with what AI can attempt, not a measure of jobs at risk. (Eloundou et al. + Felten AIOE, weighted by BLS OEWS) • The industry employs about 241,810 U.S. workers across 109 occupations. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) • Employment-weighted typical annual pay is about $64,299. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) • Of AI use observed across this industry's occupations, 49% looks like augmentation rather than automation — from a Claude.ai sample, not a census. (Anthropic Economic Index) Source: Singulariki — "Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)". https://singulariki.com/industries/621330 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Every line is built only from figures this page already shows and cites. AI task overlap means what today's AI can attempt — not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Census NAICS 2022 U.S. Census Bureau
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 3, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/industries/621330
Singulariki. (2026). Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians). Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/industries/621330
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