ABAI, APBA and BehavioralHires for posting BCBA jobs, side by side
| Attribute | ABAI Career Center | APBA Career Center | BehavioralHires |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | The Association for Behavior Analysis International's career center for behavior analysis jobs | The Association for Professional Behavior Analysts' career center for behavior analysis jobs | A job board built only for behavioral health: mental health, substance use treatment and ABA |
| Roles covered | Behavior analysis (ABA) roles | Behavior analysis (ABA) roles | 14 behavioral health role pages, including BCBA, RBT and behavioral health technician |
| Published price | Not published | $109 member / $189 non-member for a 30-day post; packages up to $949 | $199 Standard or $399 Featured per 30-day post at launch pricing; slot plans $899 or $1,749 a month |
| Job email package | Not published | Job Flash $159 member / $269 non-member; Premium Job Flash $259 / $369 (top of results, highlighted) | Not offered — Featured is the one paid placement |
| Resume access | Not published | Single resume from the Resume Vault: $15 member / $30 non-member | None — no candidate profiles or resume database; candidates apply on your own page |
| Where a listing appears | Also distributed to partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn (per ABAI) | The APBA board; the Network Package adds all sites in the Psychology job board network, and the Ultimate package adds TalentBoost distribution | The matching role and city pages, and Google Jobs |
| Contract | Not published | Not published | None: single posts are one-time payments; slot plans bill monthly and cancel anytime |
| How candidates apply | Not published | Not published | On the employer's own application page |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
What does each career center charge to post a BCBA job?
We could not verify the ABAI Career Center's prices: its career-center pricing page was not accessible when this page was last checked, so the cost of a posting there means asking ABAI directly.
The APBA Career Center publishes a member and a non-member price for everything: a 30-day post is $109 for APBA members and $189 for non-members, 60 days is $189 / $329, and APBA notes the prices are net.
Job Flash, which emails the job to behavior analyst professionals, is $159 / $269, and Premium Job Flash, which stays at the top of results and is highlighted, is $259 / $369.
BehavioralHires' prices are on its own pricing page: $199 for a Standard post or $399 for Featured at launch pricing, each a one-time payment that runs 30 days.
How far does each board distribute your job?
Distribution is the clearest difference between the two.
ABAI says jobs posted on its Career Center 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!"
That outside distribution is described as part of posting, not an add-on.
APBA's rate card sells reach as packages: the Network Package ($539 members / $689 non-members) adds posting on all sites in the Psychology job board network, the Ultimate Recruitment Package ($729 / $949) adds TalentBoost distribution to other high-traffic sites, and a 30-day post plus the network alone is $459 / $539.
APBA also sells a Job Flash email, from $159 / $269.
So if wide external distribution matters and you would rather not buy it separately, that is a genuine reason to lean ABAI.
If you want association-board targeting at a published rate and can add network reach only if a search needs it, that is the case for APBA.
What does resume access cost on each board?
APBA sells single resume purchases from its Resume Vault: $15 for members and $30 for non-members.
We could not verify what resume access costs on the ABAI Career Center, because its pricing page was not accessible when this page was last checked.
BehavioralHires works differently: there is no resume database and no candidate profiles.
Candidates who click Apply go straight to the hiring organization's own application page, so sourcing happens on your side and applications arrive from the post.
If proactive sourcing is central to how you hire, APBA's Resume Vault gives you a way to start conversations with behavior analysts directly.
If you only want the post to send applicants to your own application flow, the simpler model does that with nothing extra to manage.
Where does BehavioralHires fit?
BehavioralHires is the third option: a job board built only for behavioral health — mental health, substance use treatment and applied behavior analysis.
BCBA and RBT are among its 14 role pages, alongside therapist, licensed clinical social worker, substance abuse counselor and behavioral health technician, so one board covers the mix an ABA organization actually hires for.
See the live BCBA listings and RBT listings.
A Standard post is $199 and a Featured post is $399 at launch pricing (regular prices $299 and $499), each a one-time payment for 30 days that never renews, and candidates apply on your own page.
For constant openings, slot plans run $899 a month for up to 10 live posts or $1,749 a month for up to 25, with no contract.
ABAI or APBA: which should you pick for BCBA hiring?
Pick the ABAI Career Center when built-in outside distribution is the priority — per ABAI, partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn — or when you want your opening in front of behavior analysis job seekers specifically, the audience ABAI describes for its Career Center.
Pick the APBA Career Center when price leads: its $109 member / $189 non-member 30-day post is the lowest single-post rate we could verify on this page, every package has a published member and non-member price, and network reach can be added in one purchase.
ABAI's prices could not be verified when this page was last checked, so confirm them with ABAI directly before deciding.
One scope note cuts across both: they are behavior analysis boards, so neither carries the rest of a behavioral health team — therapists, counselors, case managers — the way a behavioral-health-only board does.
For a wider comparison that also includes Indeed and iHireMentalHealth, see ABAI Career Center alternatives.
Can you post on more than one of these boards?
Yes, and they overlap more than they compete.
An ABAI post already reaches generalist sites through its partner distribution, per ABAI; an APBA post can add the Psychology job board network; a BehavioralHires post sits beside related behavioral health openings and in Google Jobs.
A common pattern is an association board for the credential-specific search and a behavioral-health-only board for the rest of the team, with budgets reviewed after the first hiring cycle.
If you want to add the third option, post a job on BehavioralHires and keep what you have running.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the ABAI Career Center if…
- You want outside distribution handled for you: ABAI says posted jobs also go to partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn.
- You want your opening in front of behavior analysis job seekers specifically — that is the audience ABAI describes for its Career Center.
- 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 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 the lowest single-post price we could verify on this page: $109 member / $189 non-member for 30 days.
- You want reach you can add in one purchase: the Network Package ($539 member / $689 non-member) adds the Psychology job board network.
- You want a published price for every tier, from a Job Flash email at $159 / $269 to the Ultimate Recruitment Package at $729 / $949.
Choose BehavioralHires if…
- Your requisitions span the behavioral health team — BCBA and RBT, but also therapist, substance abuse counselor and behavioral health technician.
- You want a published one-time price: $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 in between.
Frequently asked questions
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, so the cost of a posting there means asking ABAI directly.
What ABAI does describe is distribution: it says jobs posted on its Career Center also go to partner sites such as ZipRecruiter, Jobs2Careers, Google for Jobs and Adzuna/LinkedIn.
How much does it cost to post a job on the APBA Career Center?
A 30-day post is $109 for APBA members and $189 for non-members; 60 days is $189 / $329, and APBA notes the prices are net.
Job Flash, which emails the job to behavior analyst professionals, is $159 / $269, and Premium Job Flash is $259 / $369.
The Network Package adds the Psychology job board network for $539 / $689, and the Ultimate Recruitment Package is $729 / $949.
Is the APBA Career Center cheaper than the ABAI Career Center?
We could not compare them directly: APBA posts a 30-day job at $109 for members or $189 for non-members, but ABAI's pricing page was not accessible when this page was last checked, so its prices could not be verified.
What ABAI describes that APBA's rate card does not is built-in distribution to partner sites such as ZipRecruiter and Google for Jobs — APBA sells network reach as paid add-ons instead.
Do ABAI or APBA email my job to candidates?
APBA does: its Job Flash pairs the email with a 30-day posting at $159 for members and $269 for non-members, and Premium Job Flash, which stays at the top of results and is highlighted, is $259 / $369.
We could not verify whether ABAI sells a job email, because its pricing page was not accessible when this page was last checked.
Do I need to be an ABAI or APBA member to post a job?
Not for APBA: its rate card publishes a non-member price for every package, from $189 for a 30-day post to $949 for the Ultimate Recruitment Package, and members pay less across the board, starting at $109.
For ABAI, we could not verify posting prices or any member rate, because its pricing page was not accessible when this page was last checked; ask ABAI directly.
Is there a job board for BCBA jobs outside the two associations?
BehavioralHires is a board built only for behavioral health: mental health, substance use treatment and ABA.
BCBA and RBT are among its 14 role pages.
A Standard post is $199 and a Featured post is $399 at launch pricing, each a one-time payment that runs 30 days, and candidates who click Apply go to the employer's own application page.
Can I post on the ABAI Career Center, APBA and BehavioralHires at the same time?
Yes, and the channels do different jobs.
An ABAI post carries partner-site distribution, per ABAI; an APBA post reaches APBA's behavior analyst audience, with network add-ons available; a BehavioralHires post sits on role pages built for behavioral health.
Many employers run an association board for credential-specific searches beside a niche board for the rest of the team.
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)