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Healthcare Social Worker

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AVG. SALARY

$60,540

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EDUCATION

Master's degree

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JOB OUTLOOK

Stable

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North Dakota Earnings

Average Annual Wage

$60,540

Entry Annual Wage

$44,930

Experienced Annual Wage

$73,800

Average Hourly Wage

$29.11

Entry Hourly Wage

$21.60

Experienced Hourly Wage

$35.48

Median Hourly Wage

$30.65

North Dakota Regional Earnings

North Dakota Metropolitan Areas Wages

Region Average Entry Level Experienced
Bismarck MSA $62,300 or $29.95/hr $51,050 or $24.54/hr $70,920 or $34.10/hr
Fargo ND-MN MSA $61,470 or $29.55/hr $41,880 or $20.14/hr $77,050 or $37.04/hr
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA $60,180 or $28.94/hr $46,680 or $22.44/hr $70,500 or $33.90/hr

North Dakota Geographical Areas Wages

Region Average Entry Level Experienced
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,260 or $27.53/hr $44,630 or $21.46/hr $69,270 or $33.31/hr
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,660 or $28.20/hr $44,360 or $21.33/hr $69,210 or $33.27/hr

North Dakota's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)

Outlook Stable
Growth rate is estimated to be 10%
Job Openings 34 estimated annual job openings
Employment 345 were employed in this occupation
Industries Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
  • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (41.96%)
  • Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (NAICS623100) (19.23%)
  • Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (16.08%)
  • Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (6.29%)
  • Other residential care facilities (NAICS623900) (5.24%)
  • Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (NAICS622200) (4.2%)
  • Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (1.75%)
  • Home health care services (NAICS621600) (1.4%)
  • Other ambulatory health care services (NAICS621900) (1.4%)
  • Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services (NAICS624200) (1.4%)

North Dakota's Regional Employment and Outlook

Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)

Region Employment Projected Growth Rate Annual Openings (growth) Annual Openings (replacement) Annual Openings
Region 1 11 0%
Region 2 29 3% 2 2
Region 4 48 8% 4 4
Region 5 144 15% 2 13 15
Region 7 70 13% 1 7 8

Regions with decreasing outlook (negative growth rate expected)

Region Employment Projected Growth Rate Annual Openings (growth) Annual Openings (replacement) Annual Openings
Region 6 18 -6% 2 2

National Earnings

Average Annual Wage

$67,430

Average Hourly Wage

$32.42

Average Annual Range

$41,840 to $97,790

Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.

Where do these numbers come from?


National Employment and Outlook

Outlook increasing
  The employment change from 2022 to 2032 is estimated to be +10%.
(The National average for all occupations is +3%)
Job Openings very small number
  A total of 1870 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2022 and 2032.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,670 openings)
Employment medium occupation
  This was a medium sized occupation in the United States, employing 191,400 workers in 2022.
(The National average for all occupations is 147,916 workers)
Growth Much faster than average growth
  Healthcare social workers will continue to be needed to help aging populations and their families adjust to new treatments, medications, and lifestyles. 
Non Traditional Occupation This is a non-traditional occupation for men in 2023.
Industries Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
  • Health care and social assistance (NAICS620000) (78.6%)
  • Hospitals (NAICS622000) (27.2%)
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (25.2%)
  • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (23.9%)
  • Social assistance (NAICS624000) (13.8%)
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (12.5%)
  • Home health care services (NAICS621600) (11.9%)
  • Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (11.7%)
  • Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (NAICS623100) (7.6%)
  • Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (7.1%)
  • Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities (NAICS624120) (6.6%)

Contact

  • Email Support
  • 1-800-GO-TO-XAP (1-800-468-6927)
    From outside the U.S., please call +1 (424) 750-3900
  • North Dakota Career Resource Network
    ndcrn@nd.gov | (701) 328-9733

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