Occupations/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.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
19%
More resilient
Human characteristics
77%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
18%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy.
- Mostly human
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs.
- Mostly human
Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
- 02Educate clients about end-of-life symptoms and options to assist them in making informed decisions.
- 03Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs.
- 04Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.
- 05Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy.
- 06Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.26
- Degree of automation1.69
- Time sitting3.70
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations3.93
- Hands-on objects/tools1.63
- Outdoors / weather1.73
- Disease exposure4.00
- Decision freedom4.30
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Written Expression3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.88
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics2.00
- Science2.62
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.75
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.25
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 71 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Social Work 44.0701 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $72,850 2 yr $72,320 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Social Work 44.0701 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $62,691 2 yr $66,865 Professional · CIP 44.07 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Social Work 44.0701 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $59,124 2 yr $59,742 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Social Work 44.0701 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $54,467 2 yr $52,377 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Social Work 44.0701 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $53,202 2 yr $53,587 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Clinical/Medical Social Work 51.1503 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $52,941 2 yr $52,107 Master's · CIP 51.15 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Social Work 44.0701 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $51,946 2 yr $49,646 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Social Work 44.0701 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $51,762 2 yr $48,600 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Social Work 44.0701 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $51,487 2 yr $50,280 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Social Work 44.0701 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $51,438 2 yr $52,078 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Social Work 44.0701 | $10,900 | 96% | 68% | 1 yr $51,346 2 yr $50,856 Master's · CIP 44.07 |
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public | Social Work 44.0701 | $14,100 | 81% | 71% | 1 yr $50,856 2 yr — Master's · CIP 44.07 |