Welfare investigator vs case worker

The differences between welfare investigators 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 a welfare investigator and a case worker. Additionally, a welfare investigator has an average salary of $55,239, which is higher than the $41,459 average annual salary of a case worker.

The top three skills for a welfare investigator include law enforcement, child protective and court system. The most important skills for a case worker are social work, crisis intervention, and patients.

Welfare investigator vs case worker overview

	Welfare Investigator	Case Worker
Yearly salary	$55,239	$41,459
Hourly rate	$26.56	$19.93
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	4,828	107,329
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Welfare investigator vs case worker salary

Welfare investigators and case workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welfare Investigator	Case Worker
Average salary	$55,239	$41,459
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $67,000	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 welfare investigator and case worker education

There are a few differences between a welfare investigator and a case worker in terms of educational background:

	Welfare Investigator	Case Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Psychology
Most common college	Hunter College of the City University of New York	University of Pennsylvania

Welfare investigator vs case worker demographics

Here are the differences between welfare investigators' and case workers' demographics:

	Welfare Investigator	Case Worker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 36.8% Female, 63.2%	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 welfare investigator and case worker duties and responsibilities

Welfare investigator example responsibilities.

Monitor suspicious individuals by utilizing CCTV surveillance and floor surveillance.
Perform related adoptions and supervisory visits for state adoptions.

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.

Welfare investigator vs case worker skills

Common welfare investigator skills

Law Enforcement, 65%
Child Protective, 11%
Court System, 6%
Community Resources, 5%
Conduct Investigations, 5%
Court Hearings, 4%

Common case worker skills

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