Social Work
A social worker’s job is to help individuals dealing with internal or external problems and find simple ways to help them cope with their problems. In a short reading of “College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings: Not All College Degree Are Created Equal” by Anthony P. Carnevale, Ban Cheah, and Jeff Strohl, Social Work majors have a low unemployment rate and low pay. It can improve with experience and graduate education. Before deciding to go into this field, college students must know the whole of package of becoming a social worker.
There are many types of social workers, and each has a different role: Social Workers in Administration, Policy and Research are decision makers. Social workers in administration and policy have a …show more content…
A few states require baccalaureate social workers to have supervised practical experience. ASWB examination determines who qualifies to work in the field. There are four levels of the examinations: bachelor’s, master’s, clinical, and advanced generalist. Some states would require to take all the levels of the examinations, but some states require to take only one. The examination is about human diversity, professional values, and …show more content…
The first con is the low pay. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015, their median pay were $45,900 per year. Their wage were $22.07 per hour. Some earned more than the amount and some earned less. Social workers are projected to grow 12 percent from 2014-2024. The second con is how stressful the job is. Many social workers are not satisfied with their jobs. 72% people said being a social worker is stressful. Heather Griffith is one of those 72% people. Heather Griffith is a social worker at a foster care and is making $12 per hour. She said kids are screaming at her all the time. Marie Söderfeldt, Björn Söderfeldt, and Lars-Erik Warg who are authors from the article “Burnout in social work” said that social workers are above average risk of burn out. There were reports of burnout from social workers with a master
A social worker’s job is to help individuals dealing with internal or external problems and find simple ways to help them cope with their problems. In a short reading of “College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings: Not All College Degree Are Created Equal” by Anthony P. Carnevale, Ban Cheah, and Jeff Strohl, Social Work majors have a low unemployment rate and low pay. It can improve with experience and graduate education. Before deciding to go into this field, college students must know the whole of package of becoming a social worker.
There are many types of social workers, and each has a different role: Social Workers in Administration, Policy and Research are decision makers. Social workers in administration and policy have a …show more content…
A few states require baccalaureate social workers to have supervised practical experience. ASWB examination determines who qualifies to work in the field. There are four levels of the examinations: bachelor’s, master’s, clinical, and advanced generalist. Some states would require to take all the levels of the examinations, but some states require to take only one. The examination is about human diversity, professional values, and …show more content…
The first con is the low pay. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015, their median pay were $45,900 per year. Their wage were $22.07 per hour. Some earned more than the amount and some earned less. Social workers are projected to grow 12 percent from 2014-2024. The second con is how stressful the job is. Many social workers are not satisfied with their jobs. 72% people said being a social worker is stressful. Heather Griffith is one of those 72% people. Heather Griffith is a social worker at a foster care and is making $12 per hour. She said kids are screaming at her all the time. Marie Söderfeldt, Björn Söderfeldt, and Lars-Erik Warg who are authors from the article “Burnout in social work” said that social workers are above average risk of burn out. There were reports of burnout from social workers with a master