Occupation · SOC 21-1022
Healthcare Social Workers: where it is licensed
401,580 employed across 64 industries, median wage $84,330. Licensed in 48 jurisdictions on record.
| Jurisdiction | Licences | Exam-gated | Titles used | See |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 3 | 3 | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| AL | 3 | 1 | Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Independent Clinical Social | jurisdiction |
| AR | 1 | 1 | Licensed Master Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| AZ | 3 | 3 | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| CA | 2 | 0 | Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW), Registration; Licensed Clinica | jurisdiction |
| CO | 3 | 3 | Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| CT | 3 | 2 | Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Master's Level Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| DC | 4 | 4 | Licensed Graduate Social Worker; Licensed Independent Clinical Social | jurisdiction |
| DE | 3 | 3 | Licensed Bachelors Social Worker; Licensed Masters Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| FL | 2 | 2 | Certified Master Social Worker; Clinical Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| GA | 2 | 2 | Clinical Social Worker; Master Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| GU | 1 | 0 | Social Worker, Clinical | jurisdiction |
| HI | 3 | 3 | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| IA | 4 | 4 | Health Service Provider in Psychology; Licensed Bachelor Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| ID | 3 | 3 | Clinical Social Worker; Masters Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| IL | 2 | 2 | LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER; LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER | jurisdiction |
| IN | 5 | 4 | Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Bachelor Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| KS | 6 | 6 | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker; Licensed Master Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| KY | 5 | 5 | Certified Social Worker; Certified Social Worker (Master's Degree) | jurisdiction |
| LA | 1 | 1 | Social Worker (Licensed Clinical) | jurisdiction |
| MA | 4 | 4 | SOCIAL WORKER ASSISTANT; SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED | jurisdiction |
| MD | 4 | 4 | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker; Licensed Certified Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| ME | 5 | 5 | Social Worker, Licensed; Social Worker, Licensed Clinical | jurisdiction |
| MI | 5 | 3 | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker; Licensed Master Social Worker-Clinica | jurisdiction |
| MN | 4 | 4 | Licensed Graduate Social Worker; Licensed Independent Clinical Social | jurisdiction |
| MO | 4 | 4 | Licensed Advanced Macro Social Worker; Licensed Bachelors Social Worke | jurisdiction |
| MS | 3 | 3 | Licensed Certified Social Worker; Licensed Master Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| MT | 5 | 4 | Board of Behavioral Health - Baccalaureate Social Worker; Board of Beh | jurisdiction |
| NC | 5 | 4 | Certified Master Social Worker; Certified Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| ND | 3 | 3 | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| NH | 1 | 1 | Social Worker, Independent Clinical | jurisdiction |
| NJ | 4 | 3 | Certified Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| NM | 11 | 0 | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Baccalaureate Social Wo | jurisdiction |
| NY | 2 | 1 | Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Master Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| OH | 2 | 2 | Independent Social Worker; Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| OK | 5 | 5 | Clinical Social Worker, Licensed; Master’s Social Worker, Licensed | jurisdiction |
| OR | 4 | 0 | Baccalaureate Social Worker - Registration (RBSW); Clinical Social Wor | jurisdiction |
| PA | 3 | 3 | Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| RI | 2 | 2 | Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Independent Clinical Social | jurisdiction |
| SC | 5 | 0 | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Independent Social Work | jurisdiction |
| SD | 4 | 0 | Certified Social Worker; Certified Social Worker--Private or Independe | jurisdiction |
| TN | 4 | 4 | LICENSED ADVANCED PRACTICE SOCIAL WORKER; LICENSED BACCALAUREATE SOCIA | jurisdiction |
| TX | 5 | 0 | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| UT | 3 | 2 | Certified Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker | jurisdiction |
| VA | 7 | 6 | Associate Social Worker/Social Worker Registration; Baccalaureate Soci | jurisdiction |
| VT | 3 | 0 | Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Master Social Wo | jurisdiction |
| WI | 5 | 5 | SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIAL WORKER, ADVANCED PRACTICE | jurisdiction |
| WY | 2 | 2 | CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER; CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | jurisdiction |
Matched on SOC code rather than on job title, because the register and the wage data use different words for the same work — California licenses an Electrical Contractor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts an Electrician.