Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists Career

Vocational Programs for Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
2,326K	$28.32	$58,910

The average annual wage of the occupations is $58,910 and $28 per hour. 38 vocational programs could be taken for the Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 2,326,360 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists is $18,367. The average length of the programs is 93 hours and the average completion time is 13.58 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists Career

The following 38 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Health Communication	15	-	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	9	-	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	2	-	-	-	-
Developmental Services Worker	7	-	-	-	-
Early Childhood and Family Studies	4	-	-	-	-
Parent Education Services	1	-	-	-	-
Behavioral Sciences	8	-	-	-	-
Thanatology	2	-	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	11	-	-	-	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	11	-	-	-	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	4	-	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	9	-	-	-	-
School Psychology	3	-	-	-	-
Juvenile Corrections	12	-	-	-	-
Human Services	271	-	-	64 Hours	18.00 Months
Community Organization and Advocacy	35	-	-	-	-
Social Work	53	-	-	-	-
Youth Services/Administration	12	-	-	-	-
Forensic Social Work	1	-	-	-	-
Social Work (other)	15	-	-	-	-
Health and Wellness	33	$13,121	-	55 Hours	8.25 Months
Dental Public Health and Education	2	-	-	-	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	253	$23,613	$600	160 Hours	14.50 Months
Clinical/Medical Social Work	12	-	-	-	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	56	-	-	-	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	1	-	-	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	20	-	-	-	-
Hospice and Palliative Care	1	-	-	-	-
Trauma Counseling	2	-	-	-	-
Public Health	21	-	-	-	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	14	-	-	-	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	35	-	-	-	-
International Public Health/International Health	12	-	-	-	-
Behavioral Aspects of Health	9	-	-	-	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	4	-	-	-	-
Rehabilitation Science	4	-	-	-	-
Arts in Medicine/Health	1	-	-	-	-
Executive/Career Coaching	1	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Health Communication

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

College Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Developmental Services Worker

Early Childhood and Family Studies

Parent Education Services

Behavioral Sciences

Thanatology

Pastoral Studies/Counseling

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)

Developmental and Child Psychology

Counseling Psychology

School Psychology

Juvenile Corrections

Human Services

271

64 Hours

18.00 Months

Community Organization and Advocacy

Social Work

Youth Services/Administration

Forensic Social Work

Social Work (other)

Health and Wellness

$13,121

55 Hours

8.25 Months

Dental Public Health and Education

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

253

$23,613

$600

160 Hours

14.50 Months

Clinical/Medical Social Work

Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Hospice and Palliative Care

Trauma Counseling

Public Health

Public Health Education and Promotion

Community Health and Preventive Medicine

International Public Health/International Health

Behavioral Aspects of Health

Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering

Rehabilitation Science

Arts in Medicine/Health

Executive/Career Coaching

Schools offering voational programs for Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists

The following 592 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.