Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 327,710 |
0.9 % |
$24.53 |
$51,030 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.84 |
$17.94 |
$22.78 |
$29.13 |
$37.61 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$30,870 |
$37,320 |
$47,390 |
$60,600 |
$78,230 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Individual and Family Services |
82,350 |
3.24 |
$21.21 |
$44,120 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
66,370 |
3.05 |
$24.45 |
$50,860 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
63,240 |
1.14 |
$27.17 |
$56,510 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
45,480 |
0.53 |
$30.68 |
$63,810 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
9,580 |
5.27 |
$20.07 |
$41,740 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
8,930 |
5.49 |
$19.87 |
$41,320 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
9,580 |
5.27 |
$20.07 |
$41,740 |
| Individual and Family Services |
82,350 |
3.24 |
$21.21 |
$44,120 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
66,370 |
3.05 |
$24.45 |
$50,860 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
3,990 |
1.79 |
$20.80 |
$43,270 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
32,630 |
1.88 |
0.84 |
$28.84 |
$59,990 |
| New York |
29,880 |
3.14 |
1.41 |
$29.03 |
$60,380 |
| Pennsylvania |
21,180 |
3.59 |
1.61 |
$21.57 |
$44,870 |
| Texas |
21,120 |
1.70 |
0.76 |
$23.59 |
$49,060 |
| Illinois |
14,720 |
2.44 |
1.09 |
$26.63 |
$55,390 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
1,720 |
4.04 |
1.81 |
$19.55 |
$40,660 |
| Kentucky |
7,520 |
3.96 |
1.78 |
$20.46 |
$42,570 |
| Vermont |
1,180 |
3.85 |
1.73 |
$24.88 |
$51,750 |
| Oklahoma |
5,930 |
3.67 |
1.64 |
$18.08 |
$37,610 |
| Alaska |
1,160 |
3.65 |
1.63 |
$25.34 |
$52,710 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,250 |
3.11 |
1.39 |
$34.42 |
$71,590 |
| New Jersey |
4,910 |
1.20 |
0.54 |
$33.09 |
$68,830 |
| Connecticut |
5,360 |
3.22 |
1.44 |
$32.87 |
$68,360 |
| Rhode Island |
1,660 |
3.44 |
1.54 |
$30.44 |
$63,310 |
| Maryland |
4,610 |
1.71 |
0.77 |
$29.76 |
$61,910 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
24,950 |
2.58 |
1.16 |
$30.57 |
$63,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
15,160 |
2.43 |
1.09 |
$30.68 |
$63,810 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,600 |
2.27 |
1.02 |
$26.76 |
$55,660 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,700 |
3.02 |
1.36 |
$23.89 |
$49,700 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,490 |
2.04 |
0.92 |
$32.39 |
$67,370 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
6,440 |
2.30 |
1.03 |
$26.31 |
$54,720 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,360 |
1.47 |
0.66 |
$24.91 |
$51,820 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
5,090 |
2.57 |
1.15 |
$25.43 |
$52,900 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,750 |
2.41 |
1.08 |
$28.24 |
$58,740 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,580 |
2.16 |
0.97 |
$20.51 |
$42,650 |
United States Department of Labor
