Social workers | Data USA (2024)

The locations that employ the most Social workers are , , and . The locations with a relatively high concentration of Social workers are Philadelphia City (West) PUMA, PA, , and .

The Social workers workforce in 2017 was 825,888 people (81.1% women and 18.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.02% between 2014 (778,990) and 2017 (825,888).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Social workers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($55,993), Alaska ($55,616), and Maryland ($54,915).

In 2017, Social workers earned an average of $45,425, $14,171 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Social workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

In 2017, Social workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.269, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Social workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Social workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Information on the industries that employ Social workers and on wages for those in the field. is the industry that employs the most Social workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Social workers, by average wage, is ($83,997).

The workforce of Social workers in 2017 was 825,888 people, with 81.1% woman, and 18.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (113,463 people), 30 to 34 years (112,753 people), and 35 to 39 years (108,895 people). Among them they concentrated 40.6% of the total workforce.

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In 2017, 13.5% of Social workers workers were Hispanic and 86.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.4%), Puerto Rican (20.9)%, and Dominican (6.63)%

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In 2017, 67.9% of the Social workers workforce were White, of which 81.8% were women and 18.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (22%) and Other (3.22%).

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Data on higher education choices for Social workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Social workers is Public Administration and Social Service but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Public Administration and Social Service.

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The main educational levels achieved by the Social workers workers were Bachelors Degree (345,039 people), Graduate Degree (297,092 people), and Some college (77,869 people).

The graphic shows the Social workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Social workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Social workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking.