DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

21-1021 Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 1 - Northwest 27063$26.21/hr$1.03/hr$16.49/hr$20.01/hr$26.67/hr$31.00/hr$37.25/hr
Minnesota 8,430354$27.64/hr$0.66/hr$16.95/hr$20.85/hr$26.84/hr$33.96/hr$39.97/hr
U S 327,7102,949$24.78/hr$0.25/hr$14.99/hr$18.13/hr$23.02/hr$29.43/hr$38.00/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services100$20.75/hr
Other Regional Data For Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 4,450 $27.62/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 720 $29.28/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 690 $25.78/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 650 $24.50/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 490 $28.89/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 370 $26.51/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 350 $22.95/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 270 $26.67/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 230 $24.33/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 230 $25.78/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 190 $28.62/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 150 $19.19/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 110 $25.91/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors70$25.19/hrN/A
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists50$27.91/hrN/A
Tasks for Child, Family, and School Social Workers