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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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.


National estimates for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Industry profile for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Geographic profile for Child, Family, and School Social Workers

National estimates for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
328,120 1.2 % $ 25.18 $ 52,370 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.53 $ 18.44 $ 23.28 $ 29.85 $ 38.60
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,300 $ 38,350 $ 48,430 $ 62,080 $ 80,290


Industry profile for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Child, Family, and School Social Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Child, Family, and School Social Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services 84,350 3.30 $ 21.81 $ 45,360
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 69,950 3.18 $ 25.00 $ 52,000
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 62,000 1.15 $ 28.05 $ 58,350
Elementary and Secondary Schools 45,960 0.56 $ 31.29 $ 65,080
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 9,620 5.29 $ 20.07 $ 41,740

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 9,620 5.29 $ 20.07 $ 41,740
Other Residential Care Facilities 7,830 4.89 $ 20.97 $ 43,610
Individual and Family Services 84,350 3.30 $ 21.81 $ 45,360
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 69,950 3.18 $ 25.00 $ 52,000
Social Advocacy Organizations 3,720 1.69 $ 21.43 $ 44,570

Top paying industries for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8) (8) $ 37.63 $ 78,280
Junior Colleges 550 0.08 $ 31.92 $ 66,380
Elementary and Secondary Schools 45,960 0.56 $ 31.29 $ 65,080
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 160 0.02 $ 30.26 $ 62,940
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 180 0.07 $ 29.72 $ 61,820


Geographic profile for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Child, Family, and School Social Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Child, Family, and School Social Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 38,750 2.36 1.00 $ 28.10 $ 58,450
New York 25,840 2.97 1.26 $ 30.65 $ 63,740
Pennsylvania 20,660 3.75 1.59 $ 22.17 $ 46,110
Texas 20,470 1.69 0.72 $ 24.23 $ 50,390
Illinois 15,780 2.80 1.19 $ 27.92 $ 58,080




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 1,150 4.10 1.74 $ 25.98 $ 54,030
South Dakota 1,680 4.08 1.73 $ 20.16 $ 41,940
Rhode Island 1,800 4.07 1.73 $ 31.46 $ 65,430
Oklahoma 6,200 3.96 1.68 $ 19.22 $ 39,980
Kentucky 6,960 3.91 1.66 $ 20.56 $ 42,770




Top paying states for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 2,120 3.08 1.31 $ 34.54 $ 71,840
New Jersey 4,720 1.25 0.53 $ 34.19 $ 71,110
Connecticut 5,650 3.67 1.56 $ 32.81 $ 68,230
Rhode Island 1,800 4.07 1.73 $ 31.46 $ 65,430
New York 25,840 2.97 1.26 $ 30.65 $ 63,740





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,510 2.43 1.03 $ 32.35 $ 67,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 19,800 3.40 1.44 $ 29.24 $ 60,810
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 11,530 2.64 1.12 $ 28.11 $ 58,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,250 3.43 1.45 $ 24.57 $ 51,100
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 7,170 2.75 1.17 $ 26.86 $ 55,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,540 2.16 0.92 $ 34.11 $ 70,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,340 1.49 0.63 $ 25.21 $ 52,430
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,930 2.34 0.99 $ 21.43 $ 44,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 4,670 2.53 1.07 $ 28.65 $ 59,580
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 4,660 2.62 1.11 $ 25.77 $ 53,610




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Waterbury, CT 460 7.25 3.07 $ 30.67 $ 63,800
Springfield, MA-CT 2,050 6.74 2.86 $ 21.49 $ 44,690
Bay City, MI 190 6.21 2.63 $ 21.82 $ 45,390
Terre Haute, IN 360 5.77 2.45 $ 21.00 $ 43,680
Muskegon, MI 310 5.71 2.42 $ 26.07 $ 54,220
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 220 5.64 2.39 $ 21.64 $ 45,020
Rapid City, SD 350 5.50 2.33 $ 20.10 $ 41,800
Kingston, NY 290 5.28 2.24 $ 30.13 $ 62,670
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 690 5.09 2.16 $ 17.99 $ 37,420
New Bedford, MA 300 5.06 2.15 $ 25.37 $ 52,780




Top paying metropolitan areas for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Trenton, NJ 350 1.51 0.64 $ 36.55 $ 76,020
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,190 3.16 1.34 $ 35.33 $ 73,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,540 2.16 0.92 $ 34.11 $ 70,940
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,260 4.10 1.74 $ 32.94 $ 68,510
Danbury, CT 250 3.49 1.48 $ 32.63 $ 67,870
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,510 2.43 1.03 $ 32.35 $ 67,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA 380 2.58 1.10 $ 32.23 $ 67,030
Bismarck, ND 120 1.81 0.77 $ 32.10 $ 66,760
New Haven, CT 760 2.83 1.20 $ 31.54 $ 65,600
Portland-South Portland, ME 500 2.53 1.07 $ 30.83 $ 64,130

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 1,190 6.60 2.80 $ 16.98 $ 35,330
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,110 11.36 4.81 $ 24.53 $ 51,020
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 940 5.56 2.36 $ 20.11 $ 41,840
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 930 5.84 2.47 $ 18.06 $ 37,570
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 930 9.69 4.11 $ 19.44 $ 40,440

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,110 11.36 4.81 $ 24.53 $ 51,020
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 930 9.69 4.11 $ 19.44 $ 40,440
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 390 6.71 2.84 $ 19.57 $ 40,710
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 1,190 6.60 2.80 $ 16.98 $ 35,330
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 420 6.48 2.75 $ 25.39 $ 52,820

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Child, Family, and School Social Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 120 3.84 1.63 $ 35.80 $ 74,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 50 0.57 0.24 $ 31.15 $ 64,790
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 230 2.02 0.86 $ 29.29 $ 60,920
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 360 4.29 1.82 $ 28.77 $ 59,850
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 480 4.76 2.02 $ 28.78 $ 59,850


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021