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Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texas

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Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texas

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16.1% Jobs Projection
$50,660 Median Salary
2,230 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Child, Family, and School Social Workers Work in Texas?

There were approximately 19,510 workers employed as Child, Family, and School Social Workers in this state in 2018.

There were 17,560 Child, Family, and School Social Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,950 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,720 Child, Family, and School Social Workers working in it, which means Texas has more Child, Family, and School Social Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 16.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.2%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,230 annual Child, Family, and School Social Workers job openings in Texas, and 20,910 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 38,300 annual jobs and 362,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Child, Family, and School Social Workers Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Child, Family, and School Social Workers ranged from $28,950 to $64,670 with $50,660 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.92 to $31.09. The median hourly rate was $24.36.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.99 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $4.37.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Child, Family, and School Social Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Child, Family, and School Social Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,560 $52,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,820 $48,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,270 $53,130
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,500 $52,600
El Paso, TX 620 $44,250
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 590 $38,790
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 520 $51,120
Laredo, TX 390 $55,090
Killeen-Temple, TX 380 $48,800
Corpus Christi, TX 360 $51,350
Waco, TX 350 $42,740
Lubbock, TX 340 $49,270
Longview, TX 330 $35,890
Amarillo, TX 310 $51,120
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 240 $51,110
Abilene, TX 160 $53,080
Wichita Falls, TX 150 $47,340
San Angelo, TX 120 $51,630
Tyler, TX 120 $52,820
Odessa, TX 100 $43,790
Midland, TX 100 $40,310
Texarkana, TX-AR 70 $45,690
Sherman-Denison, TX 70 $54,640
Victoria, TX 60 $52,440

Top States for Child, Family, and School Social Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Child, Family, and School Social Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 31,290 $55,460
New York 28,530 $52,850
Pennsylvania 20,160 $40,830
Texas 19,510 $50,660
Illinois 13,910 $52,000
Michigan 13,790 $50,020
Massachusetts 12,340 $43,980
North Carolina 11,610 $46,240
Ohio 10,090 $42,720
Virginia 9,340 $47,910
Florida 9,010 $40,000
Georgia 8,660 $37,960
Missouri 8,620 $36,470
Minnesota 8,150 $54,380
Kentucky 7,740 $39,120
Washington 7,590 $52,260
Indiana 7,240 $37,460
Colorado 6,700 $47,150
Oklahoma 6,330 $35,120
Arizona 5,780 $37,300

Below are the states where Child, Family, and School Social Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $70,230
District of Columbia $68,400
New Jersey $63,720
Rhode Island $59,570
Maryland $57,830
Hawaii $55,820
California $55,460
Minnesota $54,380
North Dakota $53,710
New York $52,850

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