Child, Family, and School Social Workers
SOC Code: 21-1021
Child, Family, and School Social Workerss maintain case history records and prepare reports. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 85.5/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness.
AI-Proof Score: 85.5 — Very High
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Median Salary
$58,570
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Job Growth
3.4%
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Training Time
Considerable preparation (2-4 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 4 / 5
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Training Cost
~$40,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Writing
- •Service Orientation
Common Tasks
- ✓Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
- ✓Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
- ✓Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems, such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.
- ✓Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.
- ✓Address legal issues, such as child abuse and discipline, assisting with hearings and providing testimony to inform custody arrangements.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation