Adoption social worker vs case worker

The differences between adoption social workers and case workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an adoption social worker and a case worker. Additionally, an adoption social worker has an average salary of $53,309, which is higher than the $41,459 average annual salary of a case worker.

The top three skills for an adoption social worker include social work, foster care and child abuse. The most important skills for a case worker are social work, crisis intervention, and patients.

Adoption social worker vs case worker overview

	Adoption Social Worker	Case Worker
Yearly salary	$53,309	$41,459
Hourly rate	$25.63	$19.93
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	103,335	107,329
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Adoption social worker vs case worker salary

Adoption social workers and case workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adoption Social Worker	Case Worker
Average salary	$53,309	$41,459
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $65,000	Between $30,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between adoption social worker and case worker education

There are a few differences between an adoption social worker and a case worker in terms of educational background:

	Adoption Social Worker	Case Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Social Work	Psychology
Most common college	Boston College	University of Pennsylvania

Adoption social worker vs case worker demographics

Here are the differences between adoption social workers' and case workers' demographics:

	Adoption Social Worker	Case Worker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 12.5% Female, 87.5%	Male, 26.8% Female, 73.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between adoption social worker and case worker duties and responsibilities

Adoption social worker example responsibilities.

Case manage in-district and out-of-district students with emotional disabilities, autism, other health impair and physical disabilities.
Train foster parents on DHS requirements for caregiver roles.
Conduct interviews with agency and DHS staff relate to children free for adoption.
Work with a complex interdisciplinary team facilitating treatment for patients on medical floors including oncology, dialysis, cardiac and maternity.
Lead presentation and training sessions to community and inter-agency groups.

Case worker example responsibilities.

Establish collaborative relationships with patients within a supportive atmosphere to assist in confronting drug relate behavior and achieving sobriety.
Review and research leads regarding personal injury cases by obtaining information from the Medicaid recipient's attorney and insurance adjuster
File, close and maintain records in either physical case file or on ETO.
Train new employees and assign tasks in driving and all responsibilities in DCS documentations.
Provide weekly face to face updates to youth and telephonic updates to family members/sponsor with documentation find in ETO.
Facilitate DCS court order supervised visitation during the reunification process.

Adoption social worker vs case worker skills

Common adoption social worker skills

Social Work, 13%
Foster Care, 11%
Child Abuse, 10%
Mental Health, 7%
Birth Parents, 5%
Resource Families, 4%

Common case worker skills

Social Work, 20%
Crisis Intervention, 8%
Patients, 7%
Substance Abuse, 6%
Community Resources, 6%
Child Abuse, 5%