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- Human Services
- Annual Median Wage$ 48,510$36,610 $66,410
Annual NC Wage Range
Growth RateFast Growing
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers help individuals, groups, and families prevent and cope with problems in their everyday lives.
What do they typically do
- Counsel parents with child-rearing problems, interviewing the child and family to determine whether further action is required
- Counsel people about mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care issues
- Counsel students who need assistance, diagnosing their problems and arranging for needed services
- Maintain case history records and prepare reports
- Consult with parents and school staff to determine causes of problems like truancy and misbehavior and to put solutions in place
- Serve as liaison between students, homes, schools, and other agencies to help children with problems like disabilities, abuse, or poverty
- Refer clients to community resources and inform them about available services such as job placement, debt counseling, and housing
- Interview individuals or groups to assess their situations, capabilities, and problems to figure out what services they may need
Number of Jobs
Average AnnualJob Growth +1.3%Job Opening 1,387Education & Training
- Education Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.Associated Programs or MajorsMoreLicenseMore
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