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Social Worker (Clinical) Career Market Report 2026

2,366 active jobs. 213 companies. Median salary $71K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,366
Active Job Openings
213
Companies Hiring
$71K
Median Salary (US)
79%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Social Worker (Clinical) market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 79% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $71K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $60K to $114K.

Remote roles pay 28% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Mental Health is the most-demanded skill at 32%

HIPAA demand rose +3.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Liquidpersonnel leads hiring with 981 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Entry-Level → Junior (+$10K, +17%)

Salary increase: +$10K · Sample: Entry-Level → Junior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior44$61K$70K$80K
Entry-Level20$56K$60K$71K
Senior15$40K$44K$73K
Manager6$55K$77K$81K

What jumps out

Entry-Level → Junior: +$10K (17%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States135$70KUSD
United Kingdom26$43KGBP
Remote6$89KUSD
Jamaica6$68KUSD
Canada4$90KUSD
Israel3$79KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.3%
Remote9.5%
Hybrid6.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Mental Health
32%
Patient Care
22%
Case Management
9%
Home Health
7%
Social Services
6%
EMR / EHR
6%
Advocacy
5%
Scheduling
5%
HIPAA
4%
Bilingual
3%
Pediatrics
3%
Long-Term Care
3%

Skills on the Rise

HIPAA ↑+3.6pp

Declining in Demand

Patient Care ↓-9.9ppExcel ↓-6.8ppCritical Thinking ↓-5.8ppTalent Acquisition ↓-4.6ppJournalism ↓-4.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Liquidpersonnel98141.5%
Gotham Enterprises1717.2%
Lifestance1486.3%
Davita652.7%
Freseniusmedicalcare562.4%
Betterhelp391.6%
Bayada231.0%
mindifywellnessandcare210.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States958
United Kingdom451
Remote51
Canada19
Israel9
Jamaica7
Germany6
Australia6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree40.0%748
Master's Degree33.2%622
Bachelor's Degree0.7%14
PhD / Doctorate0.6%11

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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