OLMIS

Occupational Description

All social workers not listed separately.

Employment Outlook for Social Workers, All Other

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at about the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Job Openings for Social Workers, All Other

There are 12 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 12 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Healthy Kids Case Manager	2/5/10	Portland	$12.00/hr DOE
Youth And Family Consultant	2/4/10	Salem	$15.62/hr to $17.57/hr DOE
Human Services Case Manager	2/3/10	St Helens	$2,816/mo to $3,903/mo
Human Services Case Manager	1/29/10	Ontario	$2,816/mo to $3,903/mo
Api Anti-Poverty Case Manager	1/28/10	Portland	$27,000/yr to $29,000/yr
Social Services Specialist 1	1/27/10	Portland	$18.66/hr to $25.93/hr
Social Services Specialist 1 / Bilingual: Enlgish - Spanish	1/27/10	Roseburg	$3,235/mo to $4,495/mo DOE
Independent Living Skills Facilitator	1/22/10	Eugene	$11.77/hr
Senior Services Case Manager	1/15/10	Roseburg	$14.62/hr DOE
Personal Agent	1/12/10	Hood River	$15.38/hr to $16.35/hr DOE
Community Inclusion Support Person - Part Time	12/4/09	Portland	$12.00/hr
Advocate	11/30/09	Portland	$13.00/hr DOE

State of Oregon License Information for Social Workers, All Other

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Social Workers, All Other

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$13.16	$16.47	$20.71	$23.93	$27.83	$20.55	$42,742
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	13.43	15.71	18.73	22.28	24.52	18.70	38,898
Multnomah / Washington	13.09	16.27	21.20	24.88	30.17	21.27	44,232
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	13.39	16.45	21.48	24.11	26.29	20.79	43,241
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	14.89	17.13	20.21	22.77	24.59	19.86	41,314
Lane	10.86	12.54	17.85	22.36	24.80	18.12	37,688
Douglas	16.41	18.09	21.08	24.73	30.22	21.98	45,726
Coos / Curry	10.24	12.58	17.11	21.78	24.09	17.04	35,450
Jackson / Josephine	16.56	20.02	22.80	25.70	33.74	23.55	48,984
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	15.89	16.71	18.10	19.49	22.37	18.30	38,082
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	14.56	17.04	20.36	23.36	25.16	20.56	42,748
Klamath / Lake	15.07	18.62	21.41	23.41	24.61	20.53	42,691
Baker / Union / Wallowa	14.93	17.16	20.06	23.30	25.20	20.00	41,583
Grant / Harney / Malheur	15.34	17.68	21.32	23.67	25.07	21.13	43,956

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Regional Employment Projections for Social Workers, All Other

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2006	2016	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	1,737	1,983	246	14.2%	25	35	59
Multnomah / Washington	530	599	69	13.0%	7	11	17
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	206	231	25	12.1%	3	4	7
Clackamas	161	183	22	13.7%	2	3	5
Lane	155	188	33	21.3%	3	3	7
Jackson / Josephine	154	175	21	13.6%	2	3	5
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	83	95	12	14.5%	1	2	3
Morrow / Umatilla	80	96	16	20.0%	2	2	3
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	80	103	23	28.8%	2	2	4
Coos / Curry	72	75	3	4.2%	0	1	2
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	45	50	5	11.1%	1	1	1
Douglas	43	45	2	4.7%	0	1	1
Baker / Union / Wallowa	33	40	7	21.2%	1	1	1
Klamath / Lake	29	28	-1	-3.4%	0	1	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	20	24	4	20.0%	0	0	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	17	18	1	5.9%	0	0	0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Social Workers, All Other

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	1,737
Total, All Industries	Private	721
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	26
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	572
Ambulatory Health Care Services	Private	148
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	Private	87
Outpatient Care Centers	Private	48
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	Private	99
Nursing Care Facilities	Private	17
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	Private	63
Other Residential Care Facilities	Private	16
Social Assistance	Private	316
Individual and Family Services	Private	178
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	Private	109
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	Private	23
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	107
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	Private	107
Religious Organizations	Private	18
Social Advocacy Organizations	Private	72
Total, All Industries	Federal	77
Federal Government (Non-Postal)	Federal	77
Total, All Industries	State	523
Health Care and Social Assistance	State	400
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	State	22
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	State	22
Social Assistance	State	378
Individual and Family Services	State	378
Public Administration	State	114
Administration of Human Resource Programs	State	114
Total, All Industries	Local	404
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	Local	22
Educational Services	Local	15
Health Care and Social Assistance	Local	60
Social Assistance	Local	59
Individual and Family Services	Local	59
Public Administration	Local	307
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	Local	302

Educational Requirements for Social Workers, All Other

Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a bachelor's degree and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Social Workers, All Other

Access Social Service Resource Providers
Apply Active Listening Techniques
Apply Childhood Development Theories
Apply Confidentiality Procedures
Apply Counseling Techniques
Apply Cultural And Religious Awareness
Apply Current Social Research
Apply Grief Counseling Techniques
Apply Group Psychology Principles
Apply Institutional Care Procedures
Apply Intervention Techniques
Apply Mediation Techniques
Apply Psychological Assessment Tools
Apply Psychology Theory
Apply Sociology Theory
Apply Teaching Techniques
Chart Clients' Personal Data
Collect Client Data
Communicate With Children And Adults
Compile Data Related To Social Work Or Entitlement Programs
Conduct Prisoner Pre-Release Activities
Counsel Inmates
Determine Program Eligibility
Determine Program Status
Empathize With Other While Providing Counseling Or Related Services
Maintain Social Trend Awareness
Manage Detailed Case Records In A Social Work Setting
Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
Organize Social Behavior Learning Activities For Children
Prepare Reports In Timely Manner
Provide Educational Guidance Services
Provide Emotional Support To Social Services Clients
Recognize Home Safety Hazards As Part Of Health Care Services
Recognize Physical And Emotional Abuse
Refer Clients And Patients To Community Services
Relate To Clients' Socioeconomic Conditions
Resolve Conflicts
Schedule Appointments
Understand Needs Of The Elderly
Use Behavior Modification Techniques
Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
Use Correct Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling
Use Interviewing Techniques
Use Principles Of Group Dynamics
Use Public Administration Principles
Work As A Team Member
Work With Persons With Mental Disabilities And Illnesses

Schools and Training Providers for Social Workers, All Other

The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

Social Work

Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Social Work	George Fox University 414 N Meridian St Newberg, OR 97132 Phone: (503) 538-8383 Programs of Training: Social Work	University of Portland 5000 N Willamette Blvd Portland, OR 97203 Phone: (503) 943-7911 Programs of Training: Social Work
Rogue Community College 3345 Redwood Hwy Grants Pass, OR 97527 Phone: (541) 956-7500 Programs of Training: Social Work	Concordia University 2811 NE Holman Street Portland, OR 97211 Phone: (503) 288-9371 Programs of Training: Social Work	Portland State University 724 SW Harrison Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (503) 725-4433 Programs of Training: Social Work
Warner Pacific College 2219 SE 68th Ave Portland, OR 97215 Phone: (503) 517-1000 Programs of Training: Social Work	Blue Mountain Community College 2411 NW Carden Ave Pendleton, OR 97801 Phone: (541) 276-1260 Programs of Training: Social Work	Clackamas Community College 19600 South Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 657-6958 Programs of Training: Social Work
Pacific University 2043 College Way Forest Grove, OR 97116 Phone: (503) 352-3174 Programs of Training: Social Work	Southwestern Oregon Community College 1988 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: (541) 888-2525 Programs of Training: Social Work	Treasure Valley Community College 650 College Blvd Ontario, OR 97914 Phone: (541) 881-8822 Programs of Training: Social Work

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Social Workers, All Other

No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Social Workers, All Other matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Mental Health Counselors	84%
Counselors, All Other	80%
Marriage And Family Therapists	73%
Community And Social Service Specialists, All Other	73%
Child, Family, And School Social Workers	68%
Medical And Public Health Social Workers	64%
Mental Health And Substance Abuse Social Workers	63%
Probation Officers And Correctional Treatment Specialists	58%
Substance Abuse And Behavioral Disorder Counselors	57%
Social And Human Service Assistants	54%

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