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Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Michigan

Want to work in Michigan as a Child, Family, or School Social Worker? Read this first!

13.6% Jobs Projection
$50,020 Median Salary
1,570 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Michigan are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Michigan is growing faster than average.

  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Michigan earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Child, Family, and School Social Workers Work in Michigan?

There were approximately 13,790 workers employed as Child, Family, and School Social Workers in this state in 2018.

There were 13,450 Child, Family, and School Social Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 340 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,720 Child, Family, and School Social Workers working in it, which means Michigan has more Child, Family, and School Social Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Michigan

Jobs for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 13.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.2%.

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Michigan Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,570 annual job openings, and a total of 14,910 jobs for Michigan Child, Family, and School Social Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 38,300 annual jobs and 362,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Child, Family, and School Social Workers Make in Michigan?

In 2018 wages for Child, Family, and School Social Workers ranged from $33,000 to $67,010 with $50,020 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.87 to $32.22. The median hourly rate was $24.05.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $23.35 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.70.

The median salary in Michigan is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Michigan Metros for Child, Family, and School Social Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Child, Family, and School Social Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 5,230 $50,550
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 2,020 $46,130
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 1,020 $51,420
Ann Arbor, MI 560 $44,140
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 540 $51,510
Flint, MI 470 $51,270
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 360 $42,690
Muskegon, MI 270 $51,110
Bay City, MI 240 $33,820
Jackson, MI 230 $52,740
Battle Creek, MI 230 $46,920
Saginaw, MI 190 $58,780
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 180 $46,120
Midland, MI 160 $43,810

Top States for Child, Family, and School Social Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Child, Family, and School Social Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 31,290 $55,460
New York 28,530 $52,850
Pennsylvania 20,160 $40,830
Texas 19,510 $50,660
Illinois 13,910 $52,000
Michigan 13,790 $50,020
Massachusetts 12,340 $43,980
North Carolina 11,610 $46,240
Ohio 10,090 $42,720
Virginia 9,340 $47,910
Florida 9,010 $40,000
Georgia 8,660 $37,960
Missouri 8,620 $36,470
Minnesota 8,150 $54,380
Kentucky 7,740 $39,120
Washington 7,590 $52,260
Indiana 7,240 $37,460
Colorado 6,700 $47,150
Oklahoma 6,330 $35,120
Arizona 5,780 $37,300

Below are the states where Child, Family, and School Social Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $70,230
District of Columbia $68,400
New Jersey $63,720
Rhode Island $59,570
Maryland $57,830
Hawaii $55,820
California $55,460
Minnesota $54,380
North Dakota $53,710
New York $52,850

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