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Diamond Mitchell Social Worker

__**Tasks:**__ According to the [|link]a **Social worker is a person who helps people deal with issues such as domestic problem,** and **help people find homes and jobs**. Other related jobs to a Social Worker is Welfare Social workers, Child Protected services Social workers, and Public and Mental health Social workers etc. A **Social worker is licensed to give advice**, **counsel and support people who are dealing with physical or emotional problems, or even social or family problems.** If you want to be a Social worker you can specialize in many different types of social work. But a **Social worker spends a portion of their time in a office**. **You also need transportation to have one- on- one client meetings.**

__**Level of Education required:**__ To be a Social worker you need to **have at least a Bachelors degree to be a Social worker.** A **Bachelors degree can get you a entry- level position to be a Social worker.** You can get a **Master of social work (MSW) to prepare you for non- profit and profit sectors.** **The most degree required id the doctoral degree for social work** (DSW). Not only can this get you a job with social services but you can also can get a Teaching Profession. **After your 4- years in college you are required to do training in the type of social work you want to do** based on this [|link].

__**Salary:**__
 * Social workers [|salaries]are based on their type of social work.** The **most common is the Individual and Family Services**. A social **worker in that field can make entry- level average of $37,120 and the peek average of $61,170 per year.** According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, **Social workers salary is supposed to increase 16% from 2008- 2018.** I was not able to find the health benefits for a **Social worker but usually they get vacation pay and a health plan.**

**__Future Prospects/ chances of getting this job:__** In the link it states that **this job has the most common minimum requirements to be a Social worker**. Employment for a Social worker **are expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2018**. So, **this means you are likely to get this job.** It is **said that it is more of a competition to be a social worker in a urban area than an rural area**. But, qualified people have **little difficulty finding jobs.**

**__Average hours spent on the job:__** Based on the link a Social worker **work an average of 400 hours on the field of supervised experience.**

**__High School:__** The only thing you need from high school **to be a Social worker is to have your high school diploma.**

**__College or other education/ training:__** **To be a Social worker you need at least a bachelors degree to have an entry- level job as a Social worker.** You can also ** a masters degree and a Ph. D to be a Social worker. ** **A Doctoral degree is the highest degree you can get to be a Social worker.** To get your Ph. D in social work **you need to pass all the requirements and you need to pass an inital exam**. Also, you are **obligated to take training for the type of social work you want to do**.

**__Licensure:__** Only in some places you are required to have a License according to this link.