Social workers

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2017 Workforce

835k

Average Age

42.5

Average Salary

$45,206

About

Social workers are most often employed by the Individual & family services industry. The average yearly wage for Social workers was $45,206 in N/A.

The locations that employ the most Social workers are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY, and NYC-Queens Community District 13--Queens Village, Bellerose, & Rosedale PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Social workers are N/A.

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Employment and salary information for the Social workers workforce. Social workers workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Social workers are paid most in NYC-Queens Community District 6--Forest Hills & Rego Park PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in N/A.

Employment Over Time

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The Social workers workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

Employment by Location

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

During N/A, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were N/A.

Yearly Wage Ranking

$45,206

AVERAGE WAGE

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NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

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In N/A, Social workers earned an average of N/A, $NaNk less than the average national salary of N/A

Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In N/A, Social workers had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is lower than the national average of N/A. 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.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Social workers and on wages for those in the field. Individual & family services 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 N/A (N/A).

Occupations by Industries

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Diversity

Demographic information on Social workers in the US. The workforce of Social workers in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Social workers in the workforce is N/A and of female Social workers is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Social workers is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Social workers in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

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In 2017, 14.4% of Social workers workers were Hispanic and 85.6% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2017, N/A% of the Social workers workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

Education & Skills

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

Among the necessary skills for Social workers, N/A stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Social workers need more than the average amount of N/A.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Social workers in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Social workers workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

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

Skills

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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 N/A, N/A, N/A.