Mid-Level

House Visitor

The person who conducts home visits as part of a social services, education, or community health program โ€” meeting clients where they live, providing support or guidance, and connecting them to additional resources.

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Socialhelping, teaching
Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
Based on Holland Code framework
Job markets for House Visitors
Employment concentration ยท ~389 areas
Based on employment in related occupations
Mapped SOC categories:
BLS Occupational Employment Statistics
What it's like

What it's like to be a House Visitor

Day-to-day tends to involve scheduled visits with clients, often in their homes or sometimes in community settings, alongside the documentation, planning, and follow-up work that home-based services require. The work happens on clients' terms in their environments โ€” which means flexibility about timing, dynamics, and what each visit ends up being about.

Coordination tends to happen with clients, supervisors, partner agencies, and the broader services network. Reading family or household dynamics quickly is much of the craft โ€” who's home, who's welcoming, where the actual challenges live, and what the family will accept help with.

People who tend to thrive here are adaptable, nonjudgmental, and comfortable being a guest in many different living situations. If you need controlled professional environments or struggle with the variability of home conditions, the role can be challenging. If you find satisfaction in being the trusted person who shows up in a family's actual life rather than asking them to come to your office, the role can be quietly powerful.

RelationshipsHigh
SupportAbove avg
IndependenceModerate
AchievementLower
Working ConditionsLower
RecognitionLower
O*NET Work Values survey
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape โ€” and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all House Visitors (SOC 21-1093.00), not just this title ยท BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape โ€” helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$33Kโ€“$64K
Salary Range
10th โ€“ 90th percentile
424K
U.S. Employment
+6.4%
10yr Growth
51K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$65K$63K$60K$57K$55K201920202021202220232024$55K$65K
BLS OEWS May 2024 ยท BLS Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034

Skills & Requirements

Active ListeningSocial PerceptivenessSpeakingService OrientationReading ComprehensionCoordinationCritical ThinkingWritingMonitoringPersuasion
O*NET OnLine ยท Bureau of Labor Statistics
21-1093.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) ยท BLS Employment Projections ยท O*NET OnLine
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