Careers · Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Arizona

Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Arizona

Child, family, and school social workers provide services to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families. They work in schools, child protective services agencies, adoption and foster care organizations, and community mental health centers In Arizona the median pay is $50,150 a year, 16% below the national median of $59,550.

$50,150median pay in Arizona, per year

$45,870–$57,540middle half earn

7,560employed in Arizona

$59,550U.S. median, for comparison

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Who is hiring in Arizona

333open roles like this on employer career sites, 19 in Arizona or remote

20employers hiring

113posted in the last 7 days

CA · FL · NJwhere most openings are

Openings in Arizona and remote

Senior Social Worker (GERI-PACT) · Veterans Health Administration · Phoenix, Arizona · $107048–$139166
Supervisory Social Worker (GEC) · Veterans Health Administration · Phoenix, Arizona · $127295–$165486
Senior Social Worker - HUDVASH · Veterans Health Administration · Prescott, Arizona · $99402–$129225
Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Temporary Promotion Not to Exceed 120 Days · Veterans Health Administration · Tucson, Arizona · $121840–$158393
Licensed Clinical Social Worker · Headway.co · USA · Remote
Social Worker (HUD-VASH) · Veterans Health Administration · Phoenix, Arizona · $73818–$116113

Openings are read from employers’ own career pages and public job boards and change daily. Search all openings (free account) to filter by distance, pay and how well you qualify.

What it takes

Preparation: Considerable preparation (most need a bachelor’s degree and several years of experience). Most hold a bachelor’s degree.

Skills that matter most

Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionService OrientationJudgment and Decision MakingMonitoring

Knowledge areas

Customer and Personal ServicePsychologyTherapy and CounselingEnglish LanguageAdministrativeSociology and Anthropology

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Licenses and training in Arizona

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Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in other states

Connecticut · $78,970 Maryland · $76,390 New Jersey · $76,280 Massachusetts · $75,570 Washington · $74,480 District of Columbia · $73,550 New Hampshire · $71,010 Rhode Island · $69,870 Hawaii · $68,270 Minnesota · $67,450

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O*NET-SOC 21-1021.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Arizona, annual.