# Market evidence report — drug-and-alcohol-addiction-counsellor

Source: **46 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 46), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-11.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
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## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 42 | 91 % |
| junior | 3 | 7 % |
| n/a | 1 | 2 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Office | 3 | 7 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treatment planning | 28 | 61 % |
| 2 | clinical documentation | 15 | 33 % |
| 3 | crisis intervention | 14 | 30 % |
| 4 | case management | 13 | 28 % |
| 5 | individual counseling | 12 | 26 % |
| 6 | group counseling | 10 | 22 % |
| 7 | relapse prevention | 10 | 22 % |
| 8 | discharge planning | 9 | 20 % |
| 9 | clinical assessment | 6 | 13 % |
| 10 | substance use assessment | 5 | 11 % |
| 11 | therapeutic intervention | 5 | 11 % |
| 12 | treatment plan development | 5 | 11 % |
| 13 | assessment | 4 | 9 % |
| 14 | counseling | 4 | 9 % |
| 15 | group therapy | 4 | 9 % |
| 16 | individual therapy | 4 | 9 % |
| 17 | substance abuse counseling | 4 | 9 % |
| 18 | addiction counseling | 3 | 7 % |
| 19 | care coordination | 3 | 7 % |
| 20 | client assessment | 3 | 7 % |
| 21 | documentation | 3 | 7 % |
| 22 | group therapy facilitation | 3 | 7 % |
| 23 | intake assessment | 3 | 7 % |
| 24 | mental health assessment | 3 | 7 % |
| 25 | rehabilitation | 3 | 7 % |
| 26 | substance abuse assessment | 3 | 7 % |
| 27 | substance use disorder treatment | 3 | 7 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | evidence-based practices | 6 | 13 % |
| 2 | motivational interviewing | 6 | 13 % |
| 3 | trauma-informed care | 6 | 13 % |
| 4 | cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) | 5 | 11 % |
| 5 | ASAM criteria | 3 | 7 % |
| 6 | cognitive behavioral therapy | 3 | 7 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treatment plan development | 9 | 20 % |
| 2 | crisis intervention | 5 | 11 % |
| 3 | care coordination | 4 | 9 % |
| 4 | client progress monitoring | 4 | 9 % |
| 5 | clinical documentation maintenance | 4 | 9 % |
| 6 | documentation completion | 4 | 9 % |
| 7 | group facilitation | 4 | 9 % |
| 8 | treatment plan implementation | 4 | 9 % |
| 9 | client evaluation | 3 | 7 % |
| 10 | client transport | 3 | 7 % |
| 11 | clinical documentation | 3 | 7 % |
| 12 | counseling sessions | 3 | 7 % |
| 13 | treatment plan completion | 3 | 7 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 46 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

46 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- treatment planning — 61 % (28 ads)
- clinical documentation — 33 % (15 ads)
- crisis intervention — 30 % (14 ads)
- case management — 28 % (13 ads)
- individual counseling — 26 % (12 ads)
- group counseling — 22 % (10 ads)
- relapse prevention — 22 % (10 ads)
- discharge planning — 20 % (9 ads)
- clinical assessment — 13 % (6 ads)
- substance use assessment — 11 % (5 ads)

**Top tools:**

- Microsoft Office — 7 % (3 ads)
- electronic health record (EHR) systems — 4 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** mid 91 % · junior 7 % · n/a 2 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse Counselor | 10 |
| Certified Substance Abuse Counselor | 3 |
| Licensed Addiction Counselor | 2 |
| Substance Abuse Counselor (ADT, CSC-AD, CAC-AD) - signing bonus offered | 2 |
| ACT - Certified Addiction Counselor | 1 |
| Addiction Counselor | 1 |
| Addictions Counselor | 1 |
| Addictions Counselor - ADT | 1 |
| Addictions Counselor - Arnold | 1 |
| Addictions Counselor - Full Time - RAP Program | 1 |
| Addictions Counselor - Grace Medical Center - A.C.T. | 1 |
| Alcohol and Drug Trainees ADT Addictions Counselor | 1 |
| CAC II - SUD | 1 |
| Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC I or CAC II) | 1 |
| Clinical Staff/Addiction Counselor/Counselor | 1 |
| Drug And Alcohol Counselor | 1 |
| Future Opening: Substance Abuse Counselor | 1 |
| Intern-Certified Addiction Counselor DC | 1 |
| Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor | 1 |
| OTP Addiction Counselor | 1 |
| Outpatient Substance Abuse Counselor | 1 |
| PSCS A/D Associate Counselor Supervisor | 1 |
| PSCS A/D Licensed Clinical Counselor, Supervisor | 1 |
| Residential Substance Abuse Counselor | 1 |
| Substance Abuse Counselor - $2500 Sign On Bonus | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.