Rehabilitation Counselors
Official O*NET title: Rehabilitation Counselors (21-1015.00)
Also called: classification counselor, crc, employment advisor, job coach, rehabilitation specialist
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals
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How AI is changing rehabilitation counselors work
1 of 17 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 6%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Talk with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Prepare and maintain records and case files (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Locate barriers to client employment (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor and record clients' progress to make sure that goals and objectives are met (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Maintain close contact with clients during job training and placements to resolve problems and evaluate placement adequacy (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Arrange for physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and developing rehabilitation plans (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Manage budgets and direct case service allocations, authorizing expenditures and payments (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Talk with physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals to develop and put in place client rehabilitation programs (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Supervise rehabilitation counselors and staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Arrange for on-site job coaching or assistive devices (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Collaborate with clients' families to put in place rehabilitation plans (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Collaborate with community agencies to establish facilities and programs for persons with disabilities (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Develop diagnostic procedures to determine clients' needs (main task) — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals”. Try the prompt for: “Prepare and maintain records and case files”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and rehabilitation counselors
Will AI replace rehabilitation counselors?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 1 of the 17 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use yet). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 16 of the 17 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which rehabilitation counselor tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
Which rehabilitation counselor tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: talk with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed; prepare and maintain records and case files; locate barriers to client employment. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 76% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a rehabilitation counselor start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Rehabilitation Counselors ranks #525 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #13 of 13 in Social & Community. It’s in our top 50 jobs AI is least likely to replace.
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