# Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers

> National industry (NAICS 621420) — This industry comprises establishments with medical staff primarily engaged in providing outpatient services related to the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders and alcohol and other substance abuse.  These establishments generally treat patients who do not require inpatient treatment.  They may provide a counseling staff and information regarding a wide range of mental health and substance abuse issues and/or refer patients to more extensive treatment programs, if necessary.

Illustrative Examples:

Outpatient alcoholism treatment centers and clinics (except hospitals)
Outpatient mental health centers and clinics (except hospitals)
Outpatient detoxification centers and clinics (except hospitals)
Outpatient substance abuse treatment centers and clinics (except hospitals)
Outpatient drug addiction treatment centers and clinics (except hospitals)


Cross-References.

- **NAICS code:** 621420
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/621420
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 309,640 across 158 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $59,090.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 138 occupations):** 77th percentile (High) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors — 83,700 employed; $58,200
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-21-1023-00) — 22,960 employed; $53,470
- Social and Human Service Assistants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-21-1093-00) — 20,770 employed; $43,070
- Registered Nurses (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1141-00) — 13,130 employed; $78,030
- Medical and Health Services Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9111-00) — 10,440 employed; $94,450
- Psychiatric Technicians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-2053-00) — 10,050 employed; $43,360
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6013-00) — 9,330 employed; $39,480
- Marriage and Family Therapists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-21-1013-00) — 7,590 employed; $69,890
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 7,250 employed; $40,530
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides — 6,740 employed; $35,960
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 6,200 employed; $42,490
- Nurse Practitioners (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1171-00) — 6,040 employed; $137,500
- Social and Community Service Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9151-00) — 5,930 employed; $80,020
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-2061-00) — 5,650 employed; $58,460
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4171-00) — 5,040 employed; $36,760
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-1011-00) — 4,940 employed; $59,710
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-3033-00) — 4,740 employed; $85,940
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 4,490 employed; $102,450
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-21-1021-00) — 4,440 employed; $50,930
- Billing and Posting Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3021-00) — 4,150 employed; $46,020

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/621420_