Occupational employment / Child, family, and school social workers

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Child, family, and school social workers" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,490 $25.18 $52,370
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 22,210 $25.82 $53,700
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 15,970 $25.14 $52,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 8,570 $26.22 $54,530
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 8,360 $27.15 $56,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 7,640 $27.07 $56,300
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 7,270 $27.78 $57,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,910 $19.68 $40,930
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 6,230 $23.47 $48,810
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 4,600 $24.91 $51,810
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,560 $18.23 $37,910
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 4,210 $23.39 $48,660
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,900 $27.16 $56,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,780 $25.13 $52,280
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,490 $18.62 $38,730
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 3,350 $17.04 $35,440
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 3,180 $20.90 $43,460
Pittsburgh, PA 3,070 $16.13 $33,550
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 3,000 $17.34 $36,060
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 2,880 $24.15 $50,230
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,600 $18.69 $38,870
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,480 $27.83 $57,880
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,430 $23.15 $48,160
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 2,290 $19.75 $41,070
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,270 $19.76 $41,090
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,250 $22.97 $47,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,190 $22.47 $46,740
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,120 $17.39 $36,160
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,110 $19.64 $40,860
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,110 $28.96 $60,230
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 2,110 $26.14 $54,380
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,080 $17.30 $35,990
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,020 $17.58 $36,570
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 1,980 $24.51 $50,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 1,960 $25.12 $52,250
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,940 $28.84 $59,990
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,910 $21.97 $45,700
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,890 $17.94 $37,320
San Antonio, TX 1,890 $16.63 $34,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,880 $23.63 $49,150
Oklahoma City, OK 1,880 $15.79 $32,850
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,810 $25.76 $53,590
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,800 $21.18 $44,060
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,710 $26.19 $54,470
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,650 $18.59 $38,670
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 1,610 $21.51 $44,730
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,570 $17.57 $36,550
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,530 $18.02 $37,480
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,490 $20.88 $43,440
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,430 $17.32 $36,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,400 $22.50 $46,810
Richmond, VA 1,380 $22.34 $46,470
Columbus, OH 1,320 $18.83 $39,170
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,320 $24.13 $50,180
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,310 $24.47 $50,890
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,210 $16.49 $34,290
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,180 $20.41 $42,440
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,160 $24.64 $51,250
Rochester, NY 1,140 $23.89 $49,690
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,130 $18.08 $37,600
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,120 $22.70 $47,210
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,110 $22.39 $46,580
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,110 $20.98 $43,630
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1,090 $16.02 $33,320
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,080 $26.90 $55,960
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,050 $19.48 $40,510
Springfield, MA-CT 1,020 $24.61 $51,180
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,000 $21.54 $44,810
New Haven, CT 1,000 $28.18 $58,610
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 970 $18.86 $39,230
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 960 $17.08 $35,530
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 930 $17.47 $36,340
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 930 $19.25 $40,040
Columbia, SC 930 $16.25 $33,790
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 890 $18.46 $38,390
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 880 $22.95 $47,730
Albuquerque, NM 840 $17.94 $37,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY 830 $19.29 $40,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 830 $25.43 $52,890
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 830 $29.84 $62,070
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 820 $17.60 $36,600
Worcester, MA-CT 800 $23.06 $47,960
Knoxville, TN 790 $15.51 $32,260
Charleston, WV 780 $13.43 $27,930
Tucson, AZ 780 $19.03 $39,580
Honolulu, HI 760 $23.08 $48,010
Syracuse, NY 750 $21.28 $44,260
Tulsa, OK 730 $15.31 $31,840
Greensboro-High Point, NC 730 $21.34 $44,380
Madison, WI 730 $22.80 $47,430
Toledo, OH 730 $14.98 $31,160
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 720 $20.34 $42,310
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 710 $25.43 $52,890
Durham, NC 710 $20.43 $42,500
Akron, OH 670 $16.08 $33,450
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 670 $17.00 $35,350
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 670 $15.30 $31,810
Flint, MI 660 $24.70 $51,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 630 $24.87 $51,740
Salt Lake City, UT 620 $18.39 $38,250
Jacksonville, FL 620 $17.68 $36,770
Stockton, CA 610 $24.70 $51,390
Jackson, MS 610 $14.94 $31,080
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 600 $26.79 $55,730
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 590 $17.81 $37,050
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 590 $19.59 $40,750
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 590 $21.26 $44,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 580 $15.62 $32,480
Baton Rouge, LA 560 $22.10 $45,970
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 550 $16.93 $35,220
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 550 $17.95 $37,330
Springfield, MO 540 $14.51 $30,180
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 540 $29.07 $60,470
Wichita, KS 510 $20.21 $42,030
Boise City-Nampa, ID 510 $18.85 $39,210
Chattanooga, TN-GA 500 $18.08 $37,600
Montgomery, AL 500 $22.14 $46,050
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 490 $17.29 $35,960
Fort Wayne, IN 480 $15.98 $33,240
Asheville, NC 470 $19.99 $41,580
Roanoke, VA 470 $17.86 $37,140
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 460 $18.56 $38,600
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 450 $15.92 $33,120
York-Hanover, PA 450 $16.76 $34,870
Reno-Sparks, NV 450 Not available Not available
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 440 $23.07 $47,990
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 440 $27.51 $57,220
Johnstown, PA 420 $14.44 $30,020
Cedar Rapids, IA 410 $18.70 $38,890
Dayton, OH 410 $19.08 $39,690
Spokane, WA 400 $22.24 $46,260
Lancaster, PA 400 $15.31 $31,850
Huntsville, AL 400 $18.43 $38,340
Springfield, IL 400 $21.15 $44,000
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 390 $15.80 $32,870
Las Cruces, NM 390 $17.59 $36,580
Macon, GA 380 $15.48 $32,210
Fayetteville, NC 370 $20.60 $42,840
Lynchburg, VA 370 $17.30 $35,980
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 370 $22.86 $47,540
Wilmington, NC 360 $22.12 $46,010
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 360 $20.25 $42,130
Fresno, CA 360 $19.64 $40,850
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 360 $21.29 $44,290
Reading, PA 350 $17.25 $35,870
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 350 $20.83 $43,330
Peoria, IL 350 $20.53 $42,710
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 350 $28.11 $58,470
Corpus Christi, TX 350 $15.34 $31,910
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 350 $16.36 $34,020
Green Bay, WI 340 $23.48 $48,830
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 340 $16.73 $34,800
Winston-Salem, NC 340 $19.50 $40,560
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 340 $17.54 $36,490
Barnstable Town, MA 340 $22.36 $46,500
Duluth, MN-WI 340 $27.48 $57,150
Anchorage, AK 340 $21.45 $44,610
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 340 $25.47 $52,980
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 330 $26.30 $54,710
Evansville, IN-KY 330 $16.77 $34,880
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 330 $16.83 $35,000
Sioux Falls, SD 330 $17.14 $35,660
Dover, DE 330 $19.11 $39,760
Mobile, AL 330 $19.15 $39,830
Racine, WI 320 $20.72 $43,100
Erie, PA 320 $15.66 $32,580
Canton-Massillon, OH 320 $16.78 $34,910
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 320 $18.23 $37,910
El Paso, TX 320 $16.25 $33,790
Modesto, CA 310 $20.35 $42,320
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 310 $16.62 $34,560
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 310 $21.70 $45,140
Morgantown, WV 300 $14.70 $30,570
Salem, OR 300 $20.40 $42,440
Eugene-Springfield, OR 300 $17.79 $37,010
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 300 $23.00 $47,850
Utica-Rome, NY 300 $19.73 $41,030
Santa Fe, NM 290 $14.78 $30,740
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 290 $13.80 $28,710
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 280 $25.94 $53,960
Medford, OR 280 $17.72 $36,860
Rockford, IL 280 $21.76 $45,260
Terre Haute, IN 270 $16.70 $34,730
Lincoln, NE 270 $17.97 $37,390
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 260 $25.01 $52,010
Waterbury, CT 260 $31.17 $64,830
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 260 $16.82 $34,990
Elizabethtown, KY 260 $17.35 $36,090
Rapid City, SD 260 $17.06 $35,470
Bangor, ME 260 $19.07 $39,660
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 250 $15.83 $32,930
Ann Arbor, MI 250 $25.50 $53,040
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 250 $17.64 $36,690
Atlantic City, NJ 250 $23.32 $48,500
Florence, SC 250 $15.96 $33,190
Charlottesville, VA 240 $20.82 $43,310
Longview, TX 240 $17.19 $35,760
Lubbock, TX 240 $15.42 $32,080
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 240 $22.84 $47,510
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 240 $17.32 $36,030
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 230 $22.62 $47,050
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 230 $20.39 $42,410
Binghamton, NY 230 $20.21 $42,030
Owensboro, KY 230 $19.20 $39,940
Jackson, TN 230 $13.50 $28,080
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 230 $20.45 $42,530
Champaign-Urbana, IL 220 $21.08 $43,840
Johnson City, TN 220 $16.10 $33,490
New Bedford, MA 220 $25.15 $52,310
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 220 $15.37 $31,980
Chico, CA 220 $21.00 $43,670
La Crosse, WI-MN 220 $22.15 $46,060
Billings, MT 220 $17.29 $35,960
Boulder, CO 210 $25.99 $54,050
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 210 $14.86 $30,910
Danbury, CT 210 $24.32 $50,590
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 210 $16.78 $34,900
Provo-Orem, UT 210 $18.98 $39,480
Springfield, OH 200 $17.68 $36,780
Savannah, GA 200 $19.31 $40,170
Bay City, MI 200 $18.78 $39,060
Columbus, GA-AL 200 $15.17 $31,550
Olympia, WA 190 $21.23 $44,170
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 190 $21.13 $43,960
Williamsport, PA 190 $16.13 $33,550
Jackson, MI 190 $21.31 $44,320
Jefferson City, MO 190 $16.20 $33,690
Battle Creek, MI 180 $23.15 $48,160
State College, PA 180 $14.54 $30,240
Dubuque, IA 180 $17.29 $35,970
Yakima, WA 180 $24.31 $50,560
Fairbanks, AK 180 $20.40 $42,440
Anderson, SC 180 $17.16 $35,690
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 180 $20.52 $42,690
Farmington, NM 170 $17.66 $36,740
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 170 $14.64 $30,440
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 170 $24.09 $50,110
Goldsboro, NC 170 $19.44 $40,430
Gainesville, FL 170 $17.95 $37,330
Kingston, NY 170 $23.74 $49,380
Decatur, IL 170 $16.77 $34,870
Winchester, VA-WV 170 $19.06 $39,650
Pittsfield, MA 170 $21.88 $45,510
Lafayette, LA 170 $21.75 $45,230
Greeley, CO 170 $20.95 $43,570
St. Cloud, MN 160 $23.28 $48,420
Fargo, ND-MN 160 $20.89 $43,450
Fort Smith, AR-OK 160 $14.94 $31,070
Abilene, TX 160 $13.38 $27,830
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 160 $23.05 $47,940
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 160 $15.72 $32,690
Spartanburg, SC 150 $16.98 $35,320
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 150 $21.50 $44,720
Bloomington-Normal, IL 150 $20.85 $43,370
Grand Junction, CO 150 $15.10 $31,400
Iowa City, IA 150 $23.84 $49,580
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 150 $15.59 $32,430
Laredo, TX 150 $17.52 $36,430
Tallahassee, FL 150 $19.98 $41,560
Tyler, TX 150 $15.66 $32,560
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 150 $15.54 $32,310
Janesville, WI 150 $22.80 $47,420
Lakeland, FL 150 $16.40 $34,100
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 150 $17.62 $36,640
Tuscaloosa, AL 150 $18.89 $39,290
Rocky Mount, NC 140 $19.13 $39,780
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 140 $18.03 $37,510
Lafayette, IN 140 $15.86 $33,000
Yuma, AZ 140 $18.39 $38,240
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 140 $23.60 $49,080
Danville, VA 140 $19.52 $40,610
Midland, TX 140 $14.92 $31,030
Dothan, AL 140 $17.43 $36,240
Eau Claire, WI 140 $22.65 $47,110
Appleton, WI 140 $25.94 $53,960
Rome, GA 130 $13.75 $28,610
Redding, CA 130 $21.16 $44,010
Joplin, MO 130 $14.98 $31,160
Anniston-Oxford, AL 130 $17.48 $36,350
Monroe, LA 130 $20.77 $43,210
Athens-Clarke County, GA 130 $16.47 $34,260
Grand Forks, ND-MN 130 $18.86 $39,230
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 130 $19.52 $40,590
Albany, GA 130 $16.50 $34,310
Amarillo, TX 130 $16.08 $33,440
Wichita Falls, TX 130 $15.64 $32,530
Valdosta, GA 130 $15.02 $31,240
Casper, WY 130 $18.10 $37,660
Lima, OH 120 $18.32 $38,110
Flagstaff, AZ 120 $16.67 $34,660
El Centro, CA 120 $19.64 $40,850
Missoula, MT 120 $16.38 $34,060
Burlington, NC 120 $18.84 $39,190
St. Joseph, MO-KS 120 $16.04 $33,370
Greenville, NC 120 $20.57 $42,790
Dalton, GA 120 $16.14 $33,570
Altoona, PA 120 $17.14 $35,650
Columbia, MO 120 $16.64 $34,620
Rochester, MN 120 $24.60 $51,160
Waco, TX 120 $16.83 $35,000
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 120 $24.73 $51,430
Anderson, IN 120 $16.05 $33,380
Bloomington, IN 120 $17.33 $36,050
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 120 $21.32 $44,350
Topeka, KS 120 $20.99 $43,670
Harrisonburg, VA 120 $14.99 $31,180
Jonesboro, AR 120 $20.44 $42,510
Cumberland, MD-WV 110 $15.08 $31,370
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 110 $20.09 $41,780
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 110 $14.69 $30,560
Bend, OR 110 $21.49 $44,700
Gadsden, AL 110 $18.07 $37,590
Brunswick, GA 110 $17.49 $36,370
St. George, UT 110 $17.05 $35,460
Bellingham, WA 110 $22.72 $47,250
Lake Charles, LA 110 $21.54 $44,800
Sumter, SC 110 $16.40 $34,100
Ithaca, NY 110 $21.11 $43,920
Cheyenne, WY 100 $23.13 $48,110
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 100 $17.62 $36,640
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 100 $22.67 $47,150
Hot Springs, AR 100 $16.82 $34,980
Pocatello, ID 100 $16.39 $34,100
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 100 $24.79 $51,550
Corvallis, OR 100 $13.04 $27,120
Decatur, AL 100 $19.78 $41,140
Victoria, TX 100 $16.38 $34,070
Prescott, AZ 100 $18.64 $38,770
Glens Falls, NY 90 $18.52 $38,530
Pascagoula, MS 90 $15.27 $31,760
Naples-Marco Island, FL 90 $16.61 $34,550
Monroe, MI 90 $23.88 $49,680
San Angelo, TX 90 $16.86 $35,070
Bismarck, ND 90 $20.02 $41,640
Manchester, NH 90 $19.64 $40,860
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 90 $17.50 $36,400
Alexandria, LA 90 $20.23 $42,080
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 90 $14.14 $29,400
Elmira, NY 90 $22.95 $47,730
Sheboygan, WI 90 Not available Not available
Yuba City, CA 90 $21.69 $45,110
Napa, CA 80 $18.62 $38,730
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 80 $18.05 $37,550
Warner Robins, GA 80 $16.76 $34,860
Ocala, FL 80 $20.65 $42,950
Pine Bluff, AR 80 $16.73 $34,810
Hattiesburg, MS 70 $16.81 $34,970
College Station-Bryan, TX 70 $17.25 $35,870
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 70 $15.72 $32,690
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 70 $25.28 $52,580
Cleveland, TN 70 $16.83 $35,000
Auburn-Opelika, AL 70 $19.00 $39,510
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 70 $25.60 $53,260
Danville, IL 70 $18.62 $38,730
Salisbury, MD 60 $20.15 $41,910
Bakersfield, CA 60 $23.91 $49,720
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 60 $18.34 $38,160
Sherman-Denison, TX 60 $14.00 $29,110
Merced, CA 50 $16.84 $35,030
Great Falls, MT 50 $19.11 $39,750
Muncie, IN 50 $17.30 $35,980
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 50 $17.29 $35,960
Kokomo, IN 50 $17.71 $36,840
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 50 $16.18 $33,640
Lewiston, ID-WA 40 $22.29 $46,370
Columbus, IN 40 $16.17 $33,630
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 40 $20.26 $42,150
Punta Gorda, FL 40 $23.58 $49,040
Lawrence, KS Not available $18.90 $39,310
Coeur d'Alene, ID Not available $18.31 $38,090
Idaho Falls, ID Not available $18.98 $39,480
Wenatchee, WA Not available $23.66 $49,210
Colorado Springs, CO Not available $18.91 $39,330
Greenville, SC Not available $15.13 $31,470
Ocean City, NJ Not available $21.86 $45,470
Lebanon, PA Not available $19.12 $39,770
Salinas, CA Not available $20.17 $41,940
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