Healthcare Social Workers

Human Services · Family & Community Services

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 21-1022.00

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$40k10th$68kMedian$95k90th

New workers start near $40,210; experienced workers reach $95,250. About 1,130 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change: +13.3%; Alamo region, 1,084 to 1,228 jobs · U.S. +8%
Openings a year: 111; in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 18,400
Employed in 2024: 1,084; in the Alamo region · U.S. 193,200

Typical entry education: Master's degree · Training: Internship/residency

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Social Perceptiveness5.1
Service Orientation4.4
Speaking4.3
Active Listening4.8
Reading Comprehension4.3
Critical Thinking4.0
Coordination4.0
Writing4.1

What the work is

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.

Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs.
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.
Counsel clients and patients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and adjust to life.
Organize support groups or counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting the client or patient.
Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
Identify environmental impediments to client or patient progress through interviews and review of patient records.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Bachelor's degree15%
Master's degree81%
Doctoral or professional4%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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