ABAI Career Center and its alternatives for BCBA and RBT hiring, side by side
| Attribute | ABAI Career Center | BehavioralHires | APBA Career Center | Indeed | iHireMentalHealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | The Association for Behavior Analysis International's career center for behavior analysis jobs | A job board built only for behavioral health: mental health, substance use treatment and ABA | The Association for Professional Behavior Analysts' career center for behavior analysis jobs | A general job site covering every industry | A mental health job board in the iHire network |
| Roles covered | Behavior analysis (ABA) roles | 14 behavioral health role pages, including BCBA, RBT and behavioral health technician | Behavior analysis (ABA) roles | Every industry and role type | Mental health roles |
| Pricing model | Not published | One-time payment per post, or a monthly slot plan | Per-post packages with member and non-member prices | Free postings (subject to limits), sponsored jobs billed per interaction | Job slot subscription, billed monthly or quarterly |
| Published price | Not published | $199 Standard or $399 Featured per 30-day post at launch pricing; slot plans $899 or $1,749 a month | $109 (member) / $189 (non-member) for a 30-day post; packages up to $949 | Not published | $369–$799 a month for monthly plans (1–10 slots); $316–$733 a month for quarterly plans |
| Contract | Not published | None: single posts are one-time payments; slot plans bill monthly and cancel anytime | Not published | Not published | No long-term commitment; upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time |
| How candidates apply | Not published | On the employer's own application page; no candidate profiles or resume database | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Where listings appear | Partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn (per ABAI) | The matching role and city pages, and Google Jobs | This site; the Network Package and above add the Psychology job board network, and the Ultimate package adds TalentBoost distribution | On Indeed | The iHire network and partner sites like Google, Indeed and JobGet |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
Why do ABA organizations look for an ABAI Career Center alternative?
The ABAI Career Center is the behavior analysis field's own board, and its reach is real: ABAI says jobs posted there are also distributed to partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn — in its words, "post once and reach job seekers everywhere."
For one senior BCBA search in front of an audience of behavior analysts, that is a strong start.
Three practical pressures push employers to look further.
The first is budgeting: ABAI's employer pages describe posting packages, but its pricing page was not accessible when this page was last checked, so the cost of a posting there means engaging with ABAI, while APBA and BehavioralHires publish their prices on open pages.
The second is volume: organizations hire BCBAs occasionally but hire RBTs and behavioral health technicians in a steady stream, and whatever a post costs multiplies across that stream.
The third is role mix: a board built only for behavioral health carries the therapist, counselor and support-staff openings an ABA organization also fills, beside the BCBA post.
What are the best ABAI Career Center alternatives for hiring BCBAs?
BehavioralHires is the board built only for behavioral health.
BCBA is one of its 14 role pages, alongside RBT, behavioral health technician, therapist, substance abuse counselor and more, so one post covers the mix of clinical and support roles an ABA organization actually hires for.
A Standard post is $199 and a Featured post is $399 at launch pricing, each a one-time payment that runs 30 days and never renews, and candidates click through to your own application page.
The APBA Career Center is the other association route, with its rate card in the open.
A 30-day post is $109 for APBA members or $189 for non-members ($189 / $329 for 60 days), and the Job Flash packages email the job to behavior analyst professionals from $159 / $269.
The Network Package ($539 / $689) adds the Psychology job board network, and the Ultimate Recruitment Package ($729 / $949) adds TalentBoost distribution.
It is also fair to say the ABAI Career Center can remain the right choice for a BCBA hire: its audience is behavior analysis to the core, and distribution to ZipRecruiter, Google for Jobs and other partner sites is built in, per ABAI.
If that audience is what you are paying for, staying put is reasonable — see the "stay on ABAI" list below.
Where should you post RBT and behavioral health technician jobs?
RBT and behavioral health technician hiring is volume hiring: roles turn over, classes of new hires start together, and the constraint is application flow, not finding the one perfect match.
That changes which channels make sense.
Indeed is built for that funnel.
Many jobs can be posted for free, subject to Indeed's terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits, and sponsored jobs are billed per click or started application — so spend rises and falls with the volume you actually need.
Two cautions: some jobs are sponsored-only (for example jobs aggregated from a career site or posted through an applicant tracking system), and Indeed can require sponsorship for any reason, with no fixed published rate.
BehavioralHires covers the same roles with dedicated RBT and behavioral health technician pages, so a $199 Standard post at launch pricing sits beside related openings instead of competing with every industry.
The association boards reach behavior analyst professionals — APBA's Job Flash, for example, emails the job to them — so they pair with a volume channel rather than replacing one.
And iHireMentalHealth is the subscription option: its job slots run $369, $450 or $799 a month (quarterly plans $316, $405 or $733), and you swap jobs in and out of a slot as openings change rather than buying a new post each time.
What does each ABAI Career Center alternative cost?
Prices as published on each company's own site, as of October 2026:
- ABAI Career Center: ABAI's employer pages describe posting packages, but its career-center pricing page was not accessible when this page was last checked, so no figures are quoted here; the cost of a posting means asking ABAI directly.
- APBA Career Center: a 30-day post is $109 members / $189 non-members, or $189 / $329 for 60 days; prices are net. Job Flash is $159 / $269 and Premium Job Flash is $259 / $369. The Network Package is $539 / $689, the Ultimate Recruitment Package is $729 / $949, and a 30-day post plus the network alone is $459 / $539.
- BehavioralHires: $199 per Standard post or $399 per Featured post, each live for 30 days, at launch pricing (regular prices $299 and $499). A single post is a one-time payment that never renews. Slot plans are $899 a month for up to 10 live posts or $1,749 a month for up to 25, arranged by contacting BehavioralHires, and they bill monthly with no contract. Current prices are on the pricing page.
- Indeed: many jobs post free, subject to Indeed's terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits. Sponsored Jobs are invoiced for clicks or started applications, and there is no fixed published price — Indeed's recommendation system generates the Standard price from factors like job competitiveness, your hiring timeline and the supply of job seekers.
- iHireMentalHealth: job slots at $369 (one), $450 (three) or $799 (ten) a month on monthly plans, or $316, $405 and $733 a month on quarterly plans. Slots can be swapped in and out as hiring needs change, and you can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time with no long-term commitment.
ABAI, APBA or a behavioral health job board — which fits which hire?
Match the channel to the requisition.
For a single BCBA or clinical director search where you want the field's own audience, the association boards do that targeting natively — ABAI's audience is behavior analysis itself, with partner-site distribution included per ABAI, and APBA sells the same association route with member and non-member prices published on an open page.
When the requisition list spans the whole behavioral health team — BCBA and RBT, but also therapist, LCSW, substance abuse counselor, case manager and peer support — a board built only for behavioral health covers that mix on one board: BehavioralHires' 14 role pages span it, and for constant openings a slot plan means a filled role's slot is pointed straight at the next requisition instead of a new post being bought each time.
For frontline RBT and technician volume, pair a targeted post with Indeed's free-and-sponsored model so application flow scales.
And when mental health hiring never stops at a smaller scale, iHireMentalHealth sells job slots by the month or quarter, with jobs swapped in and out as openings change.
Can you post on more than one of these at once?
Yes, and the channels overlap more than they compete.
ABAI says jobs posted on its Career Center are also distributed to partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn, so an ABAI post already appears on generalist sites.
A BehavioralHires post is indexed in Google Jobs and appears on every matching role and city page, an Indeed post sits in front of a general audience covering every industry, and iHire promotes jobs across its network and partner sites like Google, Indeed and JobGet.
A common pattern is an association or niche board for the credential-specific searches and a volume channel for RBTs and technicians, with budgets reviewed after the first billing cycle.
If you want to add a behavioral-health-only board to the mix, post a job on BehavioralHires and keep what you have running.
Which one should you choose?
Stay on the ABAI Career Center if…
- You want your opening in front of behavior analysis job seekers specifically — that is the audience ABAI describes for its Career Center.
- You want distribution handled for you: ABAI says posted jobs also go to partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn.
- You are comfortable confirming package pricing with ABAI directly, since no price list we could verify was accessible when this page was last checked.
Choose BehavioralHires if…
- Your openings span the behavioral health team — BCBA, RBT, behavioral health technician, therapist, substance abuse counselor — not a single credential.
- You want a published one-time price you can budget: $199 Standard or $399 Featured at launch pricing, live 30 days, never renews.
- You are always hiring and want a slot plan — $899 or $1,749 a month — with no contract and unlimited free swaps when a role is filled.
- You want candidates applying on your own application page, with no resume bank or candidate profiles in between.
Choose the APBA Career Center if…
- You are an APBA member and want the association rate: $109 for a 30-day post or $189 for 60 days.
- You want a Job Flash email to behavior analyst professionals at a published price — $159 for members, $269 for non-members.
- You want wider exposure in one buy: the Network Package ($539 member) adds the Psychology job board network, and the Ultimate Recruitment Package ($729 member) adds TalentBoost distribution.
Choose Indeed if…
- You are hiring RBTs or behavioral health technicians at volume and need application flow more than niche targeting.
- You want to start at no cost: many jobs post free, subject to Indeed's terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits.
- You want spend to scale with demand: sponsored jobs bill per click or started application, with a price generated from market factors rather than a fixed rate.
Choose iHireMentalHealth if…
- You are always hiring mental health staff and want a slot you can swap jobs in and out of as openings change.
- You prefer subscription pricing with published rates: $369, $450 or $799 a month on monthly plans, or $316, $405 and $733 on quarterly plans.
- You want flexibility to change plans — upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time, with no long-term commitment.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to the ABAI Career Center for hiring BCBAs?
Two fit best.
The APBA Career Center is the other association board, with 30-day postings at $109 for APBA members and $189 for non-members, and a Job Flash email to behavior analyst professionals from $159 / $269.
BehavioralHires is the board built only for behavioral health: BCBA is one of its 14 role pages, a Standard post is $199 at launch pricing and a Featured post is $399, each a one-time payment that runs 30 days.
How much does it cost to post a job on the ABAI Career Center?
We could not verify a price list: ABAI's career-center pricing page was not accessible when this page was last checked, and ABAI's employer pages describe posting packages without listing figures.
The APBA Career Center, the other behavior analysis association board, publishes its prices: $109 for a 30-day post for APBA members and $189 for non-members.
Where can I post RBT jobs for free?
Indeed lets many jobs be posted for free, subject to its terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits — and it can require sponsorship for any reason, billing per click or started application when it does.
For a targeted option, BehavioralHires has dedicated RBT and behavioral health technician pages, and a Standard post there is $199 at launch pricing — a one-time payment that never renews.
Is there a cheaper alternative to the ABAI Career Center?
The alternatives publish their prices, which makes them cheaper to budget for even before comparing totals: the APBA Career Center posts $109 for a 30-day post for members or $189 for non-members, and BehavioralHires charges $199 for a Standard post or $399 Featured at launch pricing.
ABAI's own pricing could not be verified when this page was last checked, so the cost of a posting there means asking ABAI directly.
Do I need to be an APBA member to post a job?
No. APBA publishes both member and non-member prices for every posting package, so organizations that are not members can post at the higher rate: $189 for a 30-day post, $329 for 60 days, and $269 for a Job Flash email.
Members pay less across the board, from $109 for a 30-day posting and $159 for a Job Flash.
What is the cheapest way to hire a BCBA?
Among the boards compared here with published single-post prices, APBA's $109 member rate for a 30-day post is the lowest, with BehavioralHires' $199 Standard post at launch pricing next.
Indeed can cost nothing for an organic post, subject to its usage limits, though you give up niche targeting and may be asked to sponsor.
The right answer also depends on volume — one hire is a different calculation from a steady stream.
Does the ABAI Career Center distribute my job to other sites?
Yes.
ABAI says jobs posted on its Career Center are also distributed to partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn, and sums it up as "Post once and reach job seekers everywhere!"
Distribution to generalist sites is built into posting there, according to ABAI — it is part of what posting on the Career Center buys.
Can I post on the ABAI Career Center and BehavioralHires at the same time?
Nothing stops it, and the two do different jobs.
ABAI's audience is behavior analysis professionals, with partner-site distribution included per ABAI, while BehavioralHires covers 14 behavioral health role pages — BCBA, RBT, behavioral health technician, therapist, substance abuse counselor and more — for a one-time $199 per Standard post at launch pricing.
Many employers run an association board and a niche board side by side.
Where these facts come from
- ABAI Career Center: abainternational.org/careers/employers.aspx (checked October 5, 2026)
- APBA Career Center: jobs.apbahome.net/employer/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)
- Indeed: indeed.com/hire/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)
- iHireMentalHealth: ihirementalhealth.com/employers/solutions/jobads (checked October 5, 2026)