There are currently an estimated 191,400 healthcare social workers in the United States. The healthcare social worker job market is expected to grow by 9.6% between 2022 and 2032.
How employable are healthcare social workers?
CareerExplorer rates healthcare social workers with a B+ employability rating, meaning this career should provide good employment opportunities for the foreseeable future. Over the next 10 years, it is expected the US will need 23,100 healthcare social workers. That number is based on 18,400 additional healthcare social workers, and the retirement of 4,700 existing healthcare social workers.
What’s the supply of healthcare social workers?
The healthcare social worker industry is concentrated in New York, California, Texas
Healthcare Social Worker job market by state
| State Name | Employed Healthcare Social Workers |
|---|---|
| New York | 20,440 |
| California | 17,690 |
| Texas | 10,880 |
| Florida | 10,520 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,630 |
| Ohio | 8,930 |
| Massachusetts | 7,220 |
| Georgia | 6,970 |
| Tennessee | 5,970 |
| Washington | 5,180 |
| North Carolina | 5,120 |
| Illinois | 4,910 |
| Michigan | 4,860 |
| Maryland | 4,750 |
| Missouri | 4,430 |
| New Jersey | 4,310 |
| Indiana | 3,890 |
| Wisconsin | 3,770 |
| Colorado | 3,670 |
| South Carolina | 3,100 |
| Arizona | 3,100 |
| Virginia | 3,070 |
| Alabama | 2,850 |
| Minnesota | 2,430 |
| Oregon | 2,320 |
| Oklahoma | 2,310 |
| Kentucky | 1,980 |
| Louisiana | 1,970 |
| Mississippi | 1,890 |
| Utah | 1,750 |
| Connecticut | 1,650 |
| Iowa | 1,550 |
| Kansas | 1,360 |
| Arkansas | 1,250 |
| New Mexico | 1,200 |
| Nevada | 1,160 |
| West Virginia | 1,100 |
| Nebraska | 980 |
| Montana | 840 |
| South Dakota | 790 |
| Maine | 790 |
| Delaware | 780 |
| Idaho | 750 |
| Hawaii | 660 |
| Rhode Island | 630 |
| New Hampshire | 590 |
| Alaska | 480 |
| District of Columbia | 420 |
| North Dakota | 330 |
| Vermont | 250 |
| Wyoming | 180 |