Group therapist vs group worker

The differences between group therapists and group workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a group therapist and a group worker. Additionally, a group therapist has an average salary of $58,892, which is higher than the $44,251 average annual salary of a group worker.

The top three skills for a group therapist include social work, patients and group therapy sessions. The most important skills for a group worker are transport residents, mental health, and juvenile offenders.

Group therapist vs group worker overview

	Group Therapist	Group Worker
Yearly salary	$58,892	$44,251
Hourly rate	$28.31	$21.27
Growth rate	14%	10%
Number of jobs	113,813	30,214
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	41	42
Years of experience	4	4

Group therapist vs group worker salary

Group therapists and group workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Group Therapist	Group Worker
Average salary	$58,892	$44,251
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $85,000	Between $28,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between group therapist and group worker education

There are a few differences between a group therapist and a group worker in terms of educational background:

	Group Therapist	Group Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Psychology	Criminal Justice
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	California State University - Long Beach

Group therapist vs group worker demographics

Here are the differences between group therapists' and group workers' demographics:

	Group Therapist	Group Worker
Average age	41	42
Gender ratio	Male, 27.6% Female, 72.4%	Male, 50.1% Female, 49.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 4.6% White, 68.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between group therapist and group worker duties and responsibilities

Group therapist example responsibilities.

Demonstrate working knowledge of community mental health services identify in the Medicaid guidelines and attain contractual outcomes within designate time frames.
Provide group psychotherapy to adult patients diagnose with a chronic mental illness at a partial hospitalization program on Saturday mornings.
Participate in weekly DBT consultation team.
Complete DUI evaluations that focuse on past and current alcohol and drug use, specifically as it relates to driving history.
Facilitate and provide psycho educational services to mandate DUI offenders.
Evaluate patients for competency and criminal responsibility on forensic cases refer by state courts; provide judicial testimony in guardianship cases.

Group worker example responsibilities.

Lead a successful group of kids by ensuring safety and behavioral expectations are met and providing structure and organize educational activities.
Provide tutoring services to low income LAUSD youth (K5).
Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures, CPR and first aid certification.
Lead a successful group of kids by ensuring safety and behavioral expectations are met and providing structure and organize educational activities.
Provide supervision to paraprofessionals to ensure Medicaid compliance, timely completion of paperwork, quality assurance and attendance.

Group therapist vs group worker skills

Common group therapist skills

Social Work, 19%
Patients, 16%
Group Therapy Sessions, 10%
Crisis Intervention, 6%
Substance Abuse, 6%
Eating Disorders, 5%

Common group worker skills

Transport Residents, 17%
Mental Health, 16%
Juvenile Offenders, 7%
Program Culture, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Behavior Management, 5%