Social Workers, All Other
Overview
Social Workers, All Other has a national median salary of $71,900 per year, with +2.3% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.
Description
All social workers not listed separately.
Education
Education Levels of Current Workers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a master's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Master's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a bachelor's degree.
Certificates
Certifications applicable to Social Workers, All Other:
| Certificate name | Certifying Organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Generalist Social Work Licensing Examination | Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) | D |
| Associate Social Work Licensing Examination | Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) | D |
| Bachelors Social Work Licensing Examination | Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) | D |
| Clinical Social Work Licensing Examination | Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) | D |
| Masters Social Work Licensing Examination | Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) | D |
| Oncology Social Work Certification (OSW-C) | Board of Oncology Social Work Certification | I |
Income & Employability
Income Percentile
The median (50th percentile) is the middle wage; 10% earn less than the low figure and 10% earn more than the high figure.
| Low (10%) | $43,620 |
| Median (50%) | $71,900 |
| High (90%) | $115,610 |
Income by Experience
How pay typically grows from entry level (0–2 yrs) to expert (8+ yrs).
Experience data not available.
Employability
There are currently 77,400 jobs in this career path (2025). That number is projected to grow to 79,200 by 2035, a +2.3% change.
+2.3% growthVideo Resources
Training Programs
1 program at 1 school on Career School App prepare students for a career as Social Workers, All Other, including Social Work (1).
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Wage, employment and outlook figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) and the Employment Projections program. Figures describe the occupation, not any particular program or graduate.
Career cluster definitions are from Advance CTE.
Pay-by-experience bands are from Lightcast (as recent as July 2025).