future of hot jobs: social worker

Although the United States added the recent decline in unemployment, but the national unemployment rate remains high. Experts estimate that the recovery of the U.S. job market at least one to two years. Nevertheless, some industries are still optimistic about employment prospects. In today's "future hot jobs" series report, we introduce you: social workers.

In the U.S., every day more than 640,000 social workers (social workers) active in the country, to help people deal with problems encountered in life.

Social workers are a very broad statement. In accordance with the Labor Department's definition, social workers can be divided into child, family and school social workers, medical and public health social workers, mental health and substance abuse social workers and other categories.

The Labor Department estimated that from 2008 to 2018, 10 years, has been quite a large group of social workers will expand by 16 percent, far exceeding the growth in the U.S. employment market average.

Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 2010 guidance for industry reports that the aging U.S. population and the "baby boom" generation entered the aging of American society will increase health care and other social services. In addition, the United States increased the number of students of primary education, child abuse cases investigated, more and more substance abuse treatment programs instead of being placed in prison, and other social trends have increased the demand for social workers.

National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Michigan Chapter Member Services is responsible for human Intrinsic Rudge (Vince Coraci) said that, in addition to population, family, education and other social factors, social workers, market demand and U.S. economic cycles are closely related.

He said: "The U.S. economy is still bad, Michigan has been hit more. Our unemployment rate remains high, the real estate market is still very poor, high rates of home foreclosures. People need all kinds of help, social workers is to provide the front lines of this kind of help. "

Social workers in the U.S. workplace is usually in the office or family home. However, a considerable portion of the time social workers spend a lot of work on the service object on the field visit. Most full-time social workers work 40 hours per week. But the industry to work overtime, weekends, ready to deal with an emergency or unexpected situation is more common.

In addition to full-time social workers, the United States there are a large number of non-profit organizations engaged in social work and voluntary social workers.

Michigan National Association of Social Workers Crutchfield, head of branch members, in fact, the desire to help others as long as anyone can become a social worker.

Crutchfield said: "The social worker is a very broad concept. You can be the legislature's House of Representatives, Senator, you can work in the executive branch, or even mayor. You can in academia, or as we like industry associations to work. In short, the social worker can be anyone. "

Chruch in particular that in the late 1980s, U.S. President Barack Obama entered Harvard Law School prior to the South City had done three years in Chicago, the social worker.

In 2008, the U.S. median annual salary of social workers, 40 006 thousand 220 U.S. dollars. Social workers in different industries quite different income levels. U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that children, families and school social workers, the median annual salary is 30 009 thousand 530 U.S. dollars, while the medical and public health, and mental health and substance abuse social workers, the median annual salary is to 40 006 thousand $ 650.

Michigan Chapter National Association of Social Workers Membership head Crutchfield said that although the economic downturn increased the demand for social work, but on the other hand, economic recession and increase the challenges facing social workers.

Crutchfield said: "The budget cuts, job losses. We see the benefits of social workers has shrunk, many people have to pay their own share of a growing number of medical insurance. Social workers to enter this line is not to make money, but In order to help others. but we do the work and benefits are affected. "

In the United States, access to four-year undergraduate degree in social work (BSW) Social Work in general is the minimum academic requirements. In schools, public health, and clinical areas, general practitioners need to Master of Social Work (BSW) degree. 50 states have established their own social worker registration and certification system, but states vary greatly.