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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 21-1021” (soc) for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 661 | 16.4 | $60,876 | not matched | — |
| NY | 473 | 16.8 | $53,258 | exam | Licensed Master Social Worker |
| FL | 190 | 12.0 | $46,247 | exam | Certified Master Social Worker; School Social Worker (grades PK-12) |
| WA | 165 | 15.1 | $60,516 | not matched | — |
| PA | 147 | 15.0 | $47,951 | exam | Licensed Social Worker |
| MN | 141 | 13.2 | $57,230 | not matched | — |
| TX | 131 | 10.8 | $51,474 | licence | SOCIAL WORKER |
| MA | 121 | 16.6 | $56,151 | exam | SOCIAL WORKER ASSISTANT; SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED |
| OH | 117 | 17.5 | $53,797 | exam | Independent Social Worker; Social Worker |
| OR | 116 | 7.6 | $54,732 | licence | Baccalaureate Social Worker - Registra; Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) |
| IL | 100 | 16.1 | $67,669 | exam | LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER; LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER |
| MI | 91 | 14.0 | $46,355 | not matched | — |
| GA | 84 | 22.2 | $55,201 | exam | Master Social Worker |
| NJ | 82 | 11.6 | $45,328 | exam | SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIAL WORKER |
| CO | 82 | 16.0 | $55,023 | exam | Licensed Social Worker; Provisional Social Worker |
| CT | 77 | 11.0 | $45,614 | exam | Master's Level Social Worker; Master's Level Social Worker - Tempora |
| NC | 69 | 16.8 | $55,165 | exam | Certified Master Social Worker; Certified Social Worker |
| MD | 68 | 12.7 | $61,367 | licence | Juvenile Youth Supervisor |
| TN | 68 | 13.4 | $44,946 | exam | LICENSED ADVANCED PRACTICE SOCIAL WORK; LICENSED BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER |
| WI | 67 | 12.3 | $49,728 | exam | SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIAL WORKER |
| DC | 66 | 19.9 | $66,230 | not matched | — |
| VA | 64 | 17.3 | $54,867 | exam | Associate Social Worker/Social Worker ; Baccalaureate Social Worker License |
| MO | 62 | 15.1 | $49,294 | exam | Child, Family, and School Social Worke |
| AZ | 61 | 12.4 | $46,184 | licence | Standard School Social Worker |
| IN | 40 | 12.8 | $44,417 | exam | Temporary Social Worker Permit |
| ME | 36 | 5.6 | $48,925 | exam | Social Worker, Licensed; Social Worker, Licensed Clinical |
| KY | 36 | 11.5 | $43,613 | exam | Certified Social Worker; Certified Social Worker (Master's Degr |
| LA | 34 | 9.8 | $56,303 | not matched | — |
| HI | 33 | 10.4 | $45,087 | not matched | — |
| SC | 32 | 12.3 | $40,682 | licence | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Independent Social Worker - A |
| IA | 23 | 12.9 | $45,906 | not matched | — |
| AL | 21 | 8.9 | $58,134 | exam | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW); Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) |
| OK | 21 | 10.5 | $52,837 | exam | Master’s Social Worker, Licensed; Social Worker Associate, Licensed |
| UT | 20 | 14.2 | $48,793 | licence | CHILD, FAMILY, AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKE; SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER |
| NE | 20 | 17.3 | $50,387 | not matched | — |
| RI | 19 | 13.4 | $56,346 | exam | School Social Worker |
| NH | 19 | 10.7 | $49,768 | licence | School Social Worker |
| NV | 17 | 6.9 | $54,667 | not matched | — |
| ID | 16 | 5.9 | $77,096 | exam | Masters Social Worker; Social Workers |
| VT | 15 | 13.7 | $68,743 | exam | Educator; Licensed Independent Clinical Social W |
| DE | 14 | 13.4 | $57,128 | exam | School Social Worker |
| MS | 14 | 8.8 | $40,000 | not matched | — |
| WV | 13 | 15.5 | $36,421 | not matched | — |
| NM | 12 | 19.3 | $65,836 | licence | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) |
| AR | 12 | 10.4 | $40,680 | exam | Licensed Master Social Worker |
| SD | 11 | 7.1 | $41,321 | licence | Certified Social Worker; Certified Social Worker--Private or In |
| MT | 11 | 13.4 | $46,014 | exam | Board of Behavioral Health - Baccalaur; Board of Behavioral Health - Baccal So |
| KS | 11 | 8.4 | $39,130 | not matched | — |
| AK | 9 | 5.6 | $44,260 | not matched | — |
| WY | 7 | 4.1 | $42,483 | exam | CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER |
| ND | 3 | 13.3 | $70,825 | not matched | — |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.