Details Report for:
21-1022.00 - Healthcare Social Workers
Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.
Sample of reported job titles: Clinical Social Worker, Dialysis Social Worker, Hospice Social Worker, Medical Social Worker, Nephrology Social Worker, Oncology Social Worker, Renal Social Worker, Social Work Case Manager, Social Worker
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Calendar and scheduling software — Calendar software
- Data base user interface and query software — Command Systems ComServe; Database software; Relational database software
- Desktop publishing software — Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker; Microsoft Publisher
- Electronic mail software — Email software
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
- Medical software — Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
; Medical procedure coding software; Medical records software; MEDITECH software
(see all 9 examples)
- Mobile messaging service software — Intrado SchoolMessenger
- Office suite software — Corel WordPerfect; Microsoft Office
- Presentation software — Information presentation software; Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Web page creation and editing software — Web page design and editing software
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Abilities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Collaborate with other professionals to assess client needs or plan treatments.
- Intervene in crisis situations to assist clients.
- Refer clients to community or social service programs.
- Refer individuals to educational or work programs.
- Investigate legal issues.
- Counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
- Maintain client records.
- Monitor clients to evaluate treatment progress.
- Modify treatment plans to accommodate client needs.
- Collect information about clients.
- Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients.
- Interview clients to gather information about their backgrounds, needs, or progress.
- Counsel family members of clients or patients.
- Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.
- Plan programs to address community health issues.
- Supervise workers providing client or patient services.
- Complete documentation required by programs or regulations.
- Advise others on social or educational issues.
- Conduct research on social issues.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed |
Education | Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
Related Experience | Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
Job Training | Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, neurologists, and veterinarians. |
SVP Range | (8.0 and above) |
Education
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
19-3033.00 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists |
21-1011.00 | Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors ![]() |
21-1012.00 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors ![]() |
21-1013.00 | Marriage and Family Therapists ![]() |
21-1014.00 | Mental Health Counselors ![]() |
21-1021.00 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers ![]() |
21-1023.00 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers ![]() |
29-2099.08 | Patient Representatives ![]() |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $27.29 hourly, $56,750 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 185,000 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 19,600 |
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Top industries (2019) | Health Care and Social Assistance (79% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Aging Life Care Association
- Association of Oncology Social Work
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- National Kidney Foundation Council of Nephrology Social Workers
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Social workers
- Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care