Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
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How much do Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers earn yearly?
The median income is the amount of money per year that half of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers earned more than and half earned less. Ten percent of workers earned less than $36,712 and ten percent earned more than $104,620.
| Income Percentile | Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $36,712 |
| Median (50%) | $57,246 |
| High (90%) | $104,620 |
What is the job outlook for new Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers?
There are 130,609 jobs in this career today. It is projected to have 144,194 jobs in 5 years for a growth rate of +10.40%.
The growth rate is a national projection of how many job openings will exist in this career in the future as compared to today.
Projected Growth Rate: +10.40%
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