Vocational Programs for Child, Family, and School Social Workers Career

The role of Child, Family, and School Social Workers is to provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $59,190 and $28 per hour. 6 vocational programs could be taken for the Child, Family, and School Social Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 352,160 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Child, Family, and School Social Workers Career

The following 6 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Child, Family, and School Social Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Developmental and Child Psychology	4	$37,447	-	-	-
Juvenile Corrections	12	$21,878	-	-	-
Social Work	53	$26,954	-	-	-
Youth Services/Administration	12	$29,534	-	-	-
Forensic Social Work	1	-	-	-	-
Social Work (other)	15	$33,802	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Child, Family, and School Social Workers Career

The following 18 occupations are related to Child, Family, and School Social Workers.

Related Occupations toChild, Family, and School Social Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	71,730	$106,600	$51
School Psychologists	62,790	$91,990	$44
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	328K	$66,990	$32
Marriage and Family Therapists	63,340	$68,730	$33
Rehabilitation Counselors	84,750	$48,430	$23
Healthcare Social Workers	185K	$67,430	$32
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	115K	$63,870	$31
Health Education Specialists	57,800	$69,790	$34
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	85,870	$67,880	$33
Social and Human Service Assistants	409K	$44,240	$21
Community Health Workers	58,550	$52,610	$25
Recreational Therapists	15,540	$60,910	$29
Psychiatric Technicians	116K	$43,650	$21
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	171K	$54,220	$26
Psychiatric Aides	32,310	$41,000	$20
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25

Schools offering vocational programs for Child, Family, and School Social Workers

The following 89 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Child, Family, and School Social Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.