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Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education. |
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Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
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Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
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Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
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| Significant Points |
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(Abstract from Career Articles) |
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Social Workers |
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Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. One group of social workers—clinical social workers—also diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues.
Social workers are employed in a variety of settings, including mental health clinics, schools, child welfare and human service agencies, hospitals, settlement houses, community development corporations, and private practices. They generally work full time and may need to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Although most social workers need a bachelor's degree in social work, clinical social workers must have a master's degree and 2 years of post-master's experience in a supervised clinical setting. Clinical social workers must also be licensed in the state in which they practice.
The median annual wage for social workers was $45,900 in May 2015.
Employment of social workers is projected to grow 12 percent from 2014 to 2024, faster than the average for all occupations. Employment growth will be driven by increased demand for healthcare and social services, but will vary by specialty.
Explore resources for employment and wages by state and area for social workers.
Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of social workers with similar occupations.
Learn more about social workers by visiting additional resources, including O*NET, a source on key characteristics of workers and occupations. |
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| Top Ten Industries |
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U.S. National Figures. |
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| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
25,860 |
| Individual and Family Services |
16,940 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
14,720 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
12,490 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
11,010 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
7,400 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
6,070 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
5,860 |
| Offices of Physicians |
3,100 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
2,770 |
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