Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers & Child, Family, and School Social Workers District of Columbia

Comparison Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $72,700
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $78,900

Similar skills & knowledge

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Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Medium
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
High

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Licensing

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Licensing for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

License may be required in DC

Licensing for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers

No license found in DC


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

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Certification for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers

23 related certifications

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