An increased need for social workers in Toledo will create about 270 new jobs in the city from 2006 through 2016, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. One particular social work specialty, mental health and substance abuse, is predicted to be the 11th fastest-growing occupation in the city during that time frame. The pay scale for social workers in Toledo differs by specialty.
Child, Family and School
Child, family and school social workers in Toledo earned an average of $42,830 per year as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries for social workers in the specialty were less than 2 percent below the U.S. national average pay rate of $43,540. The lowest-paid tenth of social workers who concentrate on working with children and families and in school settings made $25,950 per year or less, while the highest-paid earned $58,640 per year or more.
Medical and Public Health
Specialists in medicine and public health were the highest-paid social workers in Toledo as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages in the specialty averaged $44,210 per year, roughly 8 percent less than the U.S. national yearly average of $48,340. The 10th percentile wage for medical and public health was $30,330 per year. At the 90th percentile, salaries for medicine and public health social workers in Toledo were $60,170 annually.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
The fastest-growing specialty for social work in Toledo, mental health and substance abuse, is also the lowest-paying specialty in the city. Social workers who focus on helping people struggling with mental illness and addiction made an average of $37,360 in Toledo as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national average salary at the time of $41,350 annually exceeded the Toledo average by more than 9 percent. Salaries for mental health and substance abuse social workers in the city ranged from $22,290 per year or less for the lowest-paid tenth to $55,700 per year or more for the highest-paid.
Other Specialties
In all other social work specialties in Toledo, professionals received salaries that averaged $44,400 annually as of May 2009, reported the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among these other specialties are gerontology, criminal justice and social service and welfare. Across the country, social workers in these less common specialties made an average of $50,470 annually, nearly 14 percent more than the Toledo average. In the city, salaries ranged from a maximum of $30,410 annually for the lowest-paid 10 percent of social workers to a minimum of $61,030 for the highest-paid.
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