High paying social service jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Every social service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single social service job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH run 11.6% below the national average (2024), so a Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Employed

1Social Workers, All Other$78,750
Bachelor's degree
$31,810 – $108,040130
2Health Education Specialists$63,890
Bachelor's degree
$41,840 – $103,18080
3Healthcare Social Workers$62,170
Master's degree
$37,280 – $83,110320
4Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,380
Master's degree
$39,650 – $79,440290
5Clergy$59,000
Bachelor's degree
$35,260 – $70,23060
6Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$54,170
Bachelor's degree
$36,410 – $76,080110
7Child, Family, and School Social Workers$52,220
Bachelor's degree
$37,650 – $69,440620
8Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,000
Master's degree
$37,770 – $74,590860
9Rehabilitation Counselors$44,470
Master's degree
$28,810 – $63,14060
10Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$42,570
Master's degree
$31,510 – $60,770170
11Community Health Workers$41,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,340 – $64,48090
12Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$38,520
Bachelor's degree
$31,990 – $57,13060
13Social and Human Service Assistants$36,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,280 – $48,170760

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,750	$31,810 – $108,040	130
2	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,890	$41,840 – $103,180	80
3	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$62,170	$37,280 – $83,110	320
4	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$59,380	$39,650 – $79,440	290
5	ClergyBachelor's degree	$59,000	$35,260 – $70,230	60
6	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$54,170	$36,410 – $76,080	110
7	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$52,220	$37,650 – $69,440	620
8	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$52,000	$37,770 – $74,590	860
9	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$44,470	$28,810 – $63,140	60
10	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$42,570	$31,510 – $60,770	170
11	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,700	$30,340 – $64,480	90
12	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,520	$31,990 – $57,130	60
13	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,440	$28,280 – $48,170	760

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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