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44.07Social Work

Career paths in this area

816,100 jobs nationally and about 69,100 openings a year — one of the largest openings figures on this site. ⚠⚠⚠ But the specialties people enter the field for pay the least: child, family and school social work is $59,550 and mental health and substance abuse $60,280, while "all other" — largely policy and administration — is $71,900. ⚠⚠ And the clinical licence needs a CSWE-accredited master's plus two years of supervised practice after it.

Careers without a path yet

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Counselors, All Other SOC 21-1019
Healthcare Social Workers SOC 21-1022
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers SOC 21-1023
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists SOC 21-1092
Social Workers, All Other SOC 21-1029
Social and Community Service Managers SOC 11-9151

Also covered by a career path filed under another field:

Marriage and Family Therapists — Mental Health Counselor and Therapist