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Social Workers
A description of the the work done by "Social Workers" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Social Workers" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$29,289 $27,000 388 24.48 14118.40 Social Work
$30,487 $28,040 246 15.52 10489.00 Sociology
$28,501 $27,185 136 8.58 9585.47 Psychology: General
$29,179 $28,342 94 5.93 7295.14 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$28,122 $27,264 56 3.53 9798.60 Business administration and management
$29,751 $30,000 42 2.65 7695.49 English Language and Literature/Letters
$28,330 $24,216 38 2.40 14581.40 Education: Elementary teacher education
$30,934 $29,000 37 2.33 9298.65 Political science and government
$31,787 $30,000 37 2.33 7558.13 OTHER social sciences
$29,265 $26,800 33 2.08 7618.93 History, other
$32,735 $26,000 31 1.96 22981.29 Education: OTHER education
$25,418 $23,895 28 1.77 6680.78 Home Economics
$27,126 $23,000 27 1.70 10556.53 Psychology: Counseling
$34,711 $30,528 25 1.58 18940.36 Education: Secondary teacher education
$32,748 $30,000 19 1.20 8940.41 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$28,823 $26,688 18 1.14 13645.93 Psychology: Social
$30,825 $30,050 18 1.14 10369.81 OTHER psychology
$26,813 $25,980 17 1.07 8534.31 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$31,640 $30,756 16 1.01 9030.26 Psychology: Clinical
$31,732 $32,000 15 .95 8655.43 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$28,786 $27,000 14 .88 7531.00 Biology, general
$32,406 $28,150 14 .88 12263.84 Criminology
$33,910 $29,500 10 .63 14387.43 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$28,405 $30,000 10 .63 5713.68 Public administration
$32,337 $26,617 9 .57 15784.75 OTHER business management/administrative services
$29,115 $22,800 9 .57 11689.20 Business marketing/marketing management
$27,605 $22,344 9 .57 12403.03 OTHER communications
$41,214 $28,000 9 .57 38583.71 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$31,346 $30,000 9 .57 7333.45 Education: Physical education/coaching
$27,720 $22,260 8 .50 15318.89 Fine arts, all fields
$36,864 $38,500 8 .50 9885.05 Communications, general
$25,407 $20,664 7 .44 7025.43 Business, general
$27,713 $23,500 7 .44 7292.47 Education: Social science teacher education
$25,635 $23,000 7 .44 6023.74 Accounting
$29,806 $21,000 7 .44 11040.01 Journalism
$26,904 $24,000 7 .44 7130.06 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$23,984 $24,324 6 .38 2342.84 Education: Special education
$30,326 $25,800 6 .38 10979.42 Mathematics, general
$27,231 $27,020 6 .38 5616.89 Anthropology and archeology
$29,447 $29,500 6 .38 5969.27 Audiology and speech pathology
$30,520 $21,600 5 .32 12666.55 OTHER health/medical sciences
$35,052 $30,528 5 .32 4302.17 Psychology: Experimental
$31,671 $22,740 5 .32 14503.70 Financial management
$34,648 $31,200 5 .32 17703.41 Economics
$23,597 $23,893 4 .25 1890.94 Business/Managerial economics
$24,045 $24,990 4 .25 3728.06 Area/Ethnic Studies
$24,463 $24,500 4 .25 5537.75 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$24,926 $25,600 4 .25 7291.12 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$26,280 $26,000 4 .25 2314.13 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$35,476 $32,203 4 .25 15528.11 Music, all fields
$30,959 $29,078 3 .19 2043.50 OTHER physical sciences
$40,647 $24,000 3 .19 11800.98 Geography
$26,023 $19,916 3 .19 7113.85 OTHER visual and performing arts
$28,401 $19,200 3 .19 10439.15 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$30,551 $24,000 3 .19 6592.92 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$23,400 $23,400 2 .13 2400.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$22,550 $22,550 2 .13 3250.00 Biochemistry
$22,550 $22,550 2 .13 3250.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$93,828 $93,828 2 .13 56172.00 Botany
$39,800 $39,800 2 .13 12200.00 Marketing research
$29,440 $29,440 2 .13 9040.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$35,444 $35,444 2 .13 16556.00 Geology
$16,000 $16,000 1 .06 0.00 Computer programming
$17,472 $17,472 1 .06 0.00 Agricultural Economics
$24,700 $24,700 1 .06 0.00 Animal sciences
$22,287 $22,287 1 .06 .00 Plant sciences
$19,680 $19,680 1 .06 0.00 Dramatic arts
$28,000 $28,000 1 .06 0.00 Library Science
$22,620 $22,620 1 .06 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$27,000 $27,000 1 .06 0.00 Statistics
$23,890 $23,890 1 .06 0.00 International relations
$15,600 $15,600 1 .06 0.00 Health/medical technologies
$31,000 $31,000 1 .06 0.00 History of science
$19,200 $19,200 1 .06 0.00 Computer/information sciences, general
$22,032 $22,032 1 .06 0.00 Health services administration
$36,300 $36,300 1 .06 0.00 Computer science
$15,600 $15,600 1 .06 0.00 Information services and systems
$26,000 $26,000 1 .06 0.00 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$28,500 $28,500 1 .06 0.00 OTHER public affairs
$28,089 $28,089 1 .06 .00 Philosophy of science
$31,000 $31,000 1 .06 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$31,000 $31,000 1 .06 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$24,500 $24,500 1 .06 0.00 Health/medical assistants
$57,000 $57,000 1 .06 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$21,300 $21,300 1 .06 0.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$18,000 $18,000 1 .06 0.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$37,885 $36,000 913 67.58 14422.76 Social Work
$35,393 $32,400 81 6.00 12169.42 Psychology: Counseling
$31,302 $30,000 39 2.89 9614.27 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$39,467 $34,700 27 2.00 23884.50 Education: OTHER education
$39,568 $37,138 26 1.92 15571.12 Sociology
$33,695 $30,000 23 1.70 12506.58 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$33,312 $34,320 21 1.55 7349.02 Psychology: Clinical
$38,155 $30,000 18 1.33 29296.30 Public administration
$30,180 $29,466 16 1.18 9329.62 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$38,923 $33,000 15 1.11 14826.57 Psychology: General
$37,942 $36,860 14 1.04 11836.19 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$32,684 $31,200 13 .96 10741.60 OTHER social sciences
$37,482 $35,000 11 .81 9342.49 Business administration and management
$36,428 $28,668 11 .81 12391.81 Psychology: Educational
$36,428 $28,668 11 .81 12391.81 Education: Educational psychology
$31,203 $32,000 11 .81 5396.77 Education: Elementary teacher education
$38,390 $37,000 10 .74 10257.47 OTHER health/medical sciences
$32,668 $29,000 9 .67 9276.32 Home Economics
$33,306 $28,300 7 .52 9594.75 OTHER business management/administrative services
$34,667 $29,500 6 .44 17355.75 Education: Secondary teacher education
$34,637 $38,200 6 .44 5744.68 OTHER psychology
$32,467 $30,500 6 .44 13944.02 Education: Special education
$37,340 $31,000 5 .37 7429.50 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$36,895 $24,540 5 .37 14915.54 Education: Administration
$34,821 $29,500 5 .37 8419.57 Health services administration
$41,516 $42,507 4 .30 5694.18 Criminology
$27,340 $27,580 4 .30 3433.77 English Language and Literature/Letters
$44,533 $32,000 3 .22 16331.02 History, other
$37,000 $30,000 3 .22 4966.55 Fine arts, all fields
$33,705 $25,116 3 .22 6289.28 Psychology: Social
$27,300 $22,000 3 .22 4944.36 OTHER communications
$26,912 $14,736 3 .22 10334.13 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$44,200 $44,200 2 .15 2600.00 Political science and government
$39,500 $39,500 2 .15 10500.00 Economics
$38,700 $38,700 2 .15 10700.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$33,600 $33,600 2 .15 16800.00 Communications, general
$32,800 $32,800 2 .15 1000.00 Business, general
$31,000 $31,000 2 .15 0.00 Education: Social science teacher education
$29,900 $29,900 2 .15 3900.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$20,100 $20,100 2 .15 2100.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$42,224 $42,224 1 .07 0.00 Library Science
$41,891 $41,891 1 .07 0.00 Animal sciences
$39,520 $39,520 1 .07 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$38,500 $38,500 1 .07 0.00 OTHER public affairs
$38,500 $38,500 1 .07 0.00 Dramatic arts
$37,000 $37,000 1 .07 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$35,400 $35,400 1 .07 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$35,146 $35,146 1 .07 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$29,078 $29,078 1 .07 .00 Nutritional sciences
$28,600 $28,600 1 .07 0.00 Accounting
$27,768 $27,768 1 .07 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$27,706 $27,706 1 .07 .00 Psychology: Experimental
$26,400 $26,400 1 .07 0.00 Cell and molecular biology
$19,100 $19,100 1 .07 0.00 Journalism
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$43,918 $43,918 2 15.38 25918.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$40,600 $40,600 2 15.38 3400.00 Psychology: General
$55,000 $55,000 1 7.69 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$45,000 $45,000 1 7.69 0.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$44,982 $44,982 1 7.69 0.00 Psychology: Counseling
$42,952 $42,952 1 7.69 0.00 Communications, general
$35,880 $35,880 1 7.69 0.00 Plant sciences
$34,515 $34,515 1 7.69 0.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$28,000 $28,000 1 7.69 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$19,638 $19,638 1 7.69 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$14,400 $14,400 1 7.69 0.00 Education: OTHER education
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$42,300 $33,000 6 42.86 26036.06 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$30,695 $25,992 3 21.43 3325.69 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$23,792 $23,792 2 14.29 2708.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$56,000 $56,000 1 7.14 0.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$42,000 $42,000 1 7.14 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$42,000 $42,000 1 7.14 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$42,000 $42,000 1 7.14 0.00 Psychology: Social
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu