I am a social worker. It has it's ups an downs. What level of social work are you going for?

One of the difficult things about being a social worker is the pay. It is very low. Teachers complain about what they make. Social workers only dream of making a teacher's salary. Direct care positions make the leeast but are the most awarding with the warm fuzzy feeling from helping someone else. Case management positions are how you land a position working regular busimess hours, but you will spend more time completing paperwork than in actual contact with your clients.

I ended up leaving the typical social work position for a job doing case management for an insurance company. It has day hours and pays the bill where typical social work did not, but is a far cry from what I had planned to do. To top it off, I work in a job with nurses who do my exact same job only make $10,000 more than me a year based in their degree.