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

Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Arkansas

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 Arkansas the median pay is $43,330 a year, 27% below the national median of $59,550.

$43,330median pay in Arkansas, per year

$37,350–$52,130middle half earn

1,150employed in Arkansas

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

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Who is hiring in Arkansas

333open roles like this on employer career sites, 9 in Arkansas or remote

20employers hiring

113posted in the last 7 days

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Openings in Arkansas and remote

Licensed Clinical Social Worker · Headway.co · USA · Remote
Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Lead HUD/VASH Coordinator · Veterans Health Administration · Fayetteville, Arkansas · $98637–$128231
Social Worker - Women's Health Clinic · Veterans Health Administration · Little Rock, Arkansas · $70865–$111469
Social Worker - Outpatient Emergency Department · Veterans Health Administration · Little Rock, Arkansas · $70865–$111469
Senior Social Worker · Veterans Health Administration · El Dorado, Arkansas · $102766–$133599
SOCIAL WORKER · Air National Guard Units · Little Rock AFB, Arkansas · $89508–$116362

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 Arkansas

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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, Arkansas, annual.