Healthcare & care · Healthcare
Social Worker
Crisis intervention. Navigates complex human systems.
Career economics
- Average salary
- $55k / yr
- Upper estimate
- $80k / yr
- Growth estimate
- +9%
- Demand
- High
- Green-energy relevance
- 5/100
- AI exposure
- Moderate
Requirements
- Eyesight
- Normal
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Work at heights
- Not typical
- Own tools
- Not typical
Skills that matter
- Advocate · Soft95
- Resource · Soft90
- Resilient · Soft95
A day in the work
- 1
Assess
Needs.
- 2
Connect
Help.
- 3
Follow
Check.
Trade matrix analysis
Six factors on one chart. A wider shape means more strength — but a high entry barrier or physical demand is a cost, not a benefit.
- Pay ceiling
- 32 · Upper estimate $80k
- Resilience
- 85 · CladScore 85
- Growth
- 73 · +9% estimate
- Entry barrier
- 75 · Multi-year training
- Physical demand
- 40 · Fitness: Moderate
- Green relevance
- 5 · 5/100
Verdict · Balanced
A steady, reliable option with moderate growth and resilience.
Illustrative 5-year pay path
Sustained demand: the role is structurally embedded in modern infrastructure and services.
Not directly green-tech, but materials, waste and energy rules will still change the job.
Derived from DeepClad's illustrative catalogue, not a live forecast.
Your pathway in
Step 1
MSW
6 Years · License · Estimate $50k
- Then: build experience, specialise, and keep credentials current. Requirements vary by location.
Where it can lead
Illustrative figures from the supplied catalogue, not a live labour-market forecast. USD estimates vary by region.