Adult case manager vs case worker

The differences between adult case managers and case workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become an adult case manager, becoming a case worker takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a case worker has an average salary of $41,459, which is higher than the $39,017 average annual salary of an adult case manager.

The top three skills for an adult case manager include social work, crisis intervention and substance abuse. The most important skills for a case worker are social work, crisis intervention, and patients.

Adult case manager vs case worker overview

	Adult Case Manager	Case Worker
Yearly salary	$39,017	$41,459
Hourly rate	$18.76	$19.93
Growth rate	12%	9%
Number of jobs	78,941	107,329
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	12	4

Adult case manager vs case worker salary

Adult case managers and case workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adult Case Manager	Case Worker
Average salary	$39,017	$41,459
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $53,000	Between $30,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	New Jersey
Best paying company	Mission Regional Medical Center	Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Best paying industry	Health Care	Education

Differences between adult case manager and case worker education

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

	Adult Case Manager	Case Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	University of Pennsylvania

Adult case manager vs case worker demographics

Here are the differences between adult case managers' and case workers' demographics:

	Adult Case Manager	Case Worker
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%	Male, 26.8% Female, 73.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 6.0% White, 61.0% 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	11%	10%

Differences between adult case manager and case worker duties and responsibilities

Adult case manager example responsibilities.

Provide clients support with basic ADL's (shopping, payee services, budgets, managing and attending appointments).
Perform concurrent review to assure appropriateness of admission, inpatient/acute care, rehabilitation/SNF status, and discharge using establish InterQual guidelines.
Participate in IEP meetings and work with school administrators to advocate in behalf of clients and families.
Attend IEP meetings to review and modify educational needs/goals affording academic success.
Conduct intensive case management and quality control for file accuracy in order to ensure HUD regulations are accurately implement.

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.

Adult case manager vs case worker skills

Common adult case manager skills

Social Work, 19%
Crisis Intervention, 8%
Substance Abuse, 8%
Management Services, 8%
Mental Health, 7%
Patients, 6%

Common case worker skills

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