Occupational Employment Statistics
21-1021 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
Southeast Minnesota
| 520 | 42 | $31.54/hr | $20.18/hr | $24.14/hr | $30.23/hr | $38.92/hr | $43.42/hr |
Minnesota
| 8,280 | 306 | $33.93/hr | $22.76/hr | $25.50/hr | $33.22/hr | $41.39/hr | $47.47/hr |
U S
| 352,160 | 2,113 | $29.32/hr | $18.77/hr | $22.35/hr | $26.71/hr | $33.90/hr | $42.39/hr |
Financial Activities | 20 | $29.77/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 70 | $42.27/hr |
Education and Health Services | 4,820 | $28.84/hr |
Other Services | 110 | $24.36/hr |
Public Administration | 3,270 | $40.40/hr |
Healthcare Social Workers
| 2,710 | $33.91/hr | 5.8% |
Rehabilitation Counselors
| 2,670 | $22.73/hr | 7.1% |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
| 3,210 | $32.64/hr | 6.5% |
Social and Human Service Assistants
| 12,260 | $22.54/hr | 7.3% |
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
| 4,210 | $30.04/hr | 6.8% |
Marriage and Family Therapists
| 4,230 | $32.63/hr | 14.7% |
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
| 1,740 | $40.06/hr | 5.0% |
Recreational Therapists
| 230 | $32.09/hr | 3.8% |
Residential Advisors
| 3,370 | $22.42/hr | 2.5% |
School Psychologists
| 840 | $40.90/hr | 3.0% |
- Administer welfare programs.
- Lead group counseling sessions that provide support in such areas as grief, stress, or chemical dependency.
- Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
- Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
- Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.
- Refer clients to community resources for services, such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.
- Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
- Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.
- Conduct social research.
- Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.