Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (21-1023)

Occupation description:  Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

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Employment and Job Openings

Job outlook

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2012 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
468	63	13.5	40.3	30.6

2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	103
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	26
UI claimants previously working in occupation	66

2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	358
Number of job position postings	167
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	2.1

2011 Alaska Licensing Information

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources