# Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities

> National industry (NAICS 623220) — This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing residential care and treatment for patients with mental health and substance abuse illnesses.  These establishments provide room, board, supervision, and counseling services.  Although medical services may be available at these establishments, they are incidental to the counseling, mental rehabilitation, and support services offered.  These establishments generally provide a wide range of social services in addition to counseling.

Illustrative Examples:

Alcoholism or drug addiction rehabilitation 
facilities (except licensed hospitals) 
Psychiatric convalescent homes or hospitals
Mental health halfway houses
Residential group homes for the emotionally disturbed


Cross-References.

- **NAICS code:** 623220
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/623220
- **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):** 258,680 across 159 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $51,004.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 138 occupations):** 62nd percentile (Moderate) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors — 40,600 employed; $49,610
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides — 39,290 employed; $36,640
- Social and Human Service Assistants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-21-1093-00) — 20,290 employed; $40,150
- Registered Nurses (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1141-00) — 12,230 employed; $81,940
- Psychiatric Technicians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-2053-00) — 12,210 employed; $38,120
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-21-1023-00) — 10,650 employed; $48,790
- Residential Advisors (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-39-9041-00) — 9,760 employed; $37,030
- Social and Community Service Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9151-00) — 6,890 employed; $75,490
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-2061-00) — 6,680 employed; $63,770
- Medical and Health Services Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9111-00) — 5,570 employed; $93,490
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-35-2012-00) — 4,420 employed; $39,810
- Nursing Assistants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-1131-00) — 4,360 employed; $38,040
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 4,050 employed; $97,290
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9071-00) — 3,870 employed; $46,280
- Rehabilitation Counselors (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-21-1015-00) — 3,810 employed; $41,370
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 3,460 employed; $42,510
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-21-1021-00) — 3,280 employed; $49,370
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 2,940 employed; $43,650
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6013-00) — 2,810 employed; $40,210
- Psychiatric Aides (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-1133-00) — 2,600 employed; $37,850

## 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/623220_