Pediatric social worker vs hospital fellow

The differences between pediatric social workers and hospital fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a hospital fellow has an average salary of $98,956, which is higher than the $58,039 average annual salary of a pediatric social worker.

The top three skills for a pediatric social worker include social work, patients and mental health. The most important skills for a hospital fellow are hospital operations, , and .

Pediatric social worker vs hospital fellow overview

	Pediatric Social Worker	Hospital Fellow
Yearly salary	$58,039	$98,956
Hourly rate	$27.90	$47.58
Growth rate	9%	7%
Number of jobs	58,217	8,239
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	45	48
Years of experience	2	-

Pediatric social worker vs hospital fellow salary

Pediatric social workers and hospital fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pediatric Social Worker	Hospital Fellow
Average salary	$58,039	$98,956
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $80,000	Between $41,000 And $234,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between pediatric social worker and hospital fellow education

There are a few differences between a pediatric social worker and a hospital fellow in terms of educational background:

	Pediatric Social Worker	Hospital Fellow
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Social Work	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Pediatric social worker vs hospital fellow demographics

Here are the differences between pediatric social workers' and hospital fellows' demographics:

	Pediatric Social Worker	Hospital Fellow
Average age	45	48
Gender ratio	Male, 13.8% Female, 86.2%	Male, 44.0% Female, 56.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 19.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 3.3% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 19.9% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between pediatric social worker and hospital fellow duties and responsibilities

Pediatric social worker example responsibilities.

Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems.
Monitor high risk neonatal pediatric hospital patients recently discharge, ensuring proper follow-up and clinical management.
Develop a plan for intervention that are consistent with the social/emotional/physical needs of patients and caregivers.
Perform advocacy and referral services to other social service agencies which include alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs.
Coordinate care with community providers for follow up if patient are discharged, prepare documentation for admission to inpatient psychiatry unit.
Analyze psychological / psycho-social evaluations, IEP's, and medical histories within a referral packet to determine eligibility.

Hospital fellow example responsibilities.

Lead outreach efforts to local faith groups engaging them in the life and ministry opportunities on campus.
Assist in major elective and emergency surgeries such as appendectomies, exploratory laparotomy, thyroid surgery, hysterectomy and cesarean operations.
Train in conducting field-base reproductive research methodologies by resource persons from UCBerkeley and ABU.
Provide hand-off support from vocabulary products to XML developers.

Pediatric social worker vs hospital fellow skills

Common pediatric social worker skills

Social Work, 33%
Patients, 24%
Mental Health, 7%
Patient Care, 7%
MSW, 7%
Family Therapy, 2%

Common hospital fellow skills

Hospital Operations, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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