Welfare supervisor vs case worker

The differences between welfare supervisors 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 supervisor and a case worker. Additionally, a welfare supervisor has an average salary of $57,215, which is higher than the $41,459 average annual salary of a case worker.

The top three skills for a welfare supervisor include social work, foster care and mental health. The most important skills for a case worker are social work, crisis intervention, and patients.

Welfare supervisor vs case worker overview

	Welfare Supervisor	Case Worker
Yearly salary	$57,215	$41,459
Hourly rate	$27.51	$19.93
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	1,680	107,329
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Welfare supervisor vs case worker salary

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

	Welfare Supervisor	Case Worker
Average salary	$57,215	$41,459
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $72,000	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 supervisor and case worker education

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

	Welfare Supervisor	Case Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Social Work	Psychology
Most common college	SUNY at Albany	University of Pennsylvania

Welfare supervisor vs case worker demographics

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

	Welfare Supervisor	Case Worker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 26.0% Female, 74.0%	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 supervisor and case worker duties and responsibilities

Welfare supervisor example responsibilities.

Collaborate with partners including public and private agencies to achieve permanency for children.
Increase number if license homes and contracts with DHS so that another employee has been hire.
Create guidelines for the referral process and maintain a thorough database for patients receiving elective joint replacement surgery and post-operative care.
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 supervisor vs case worker skills

Common welfare supervisor skills

Social Work, 35%
Foster Care, 13%
Mental Health, 7%
Direct Supervision, 6%
DCFS, 4%
Administrative Functions, 3%

Common case worker skills

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