Jobs Similar to Social Work Teachers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to social work teachers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Psychology Teachers, Education Teachers and Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers.
Social Work Teachers: $77,570 median pay · usual preparation: Graduate degree.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
86% similar · $80,340 (+4%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 2Education Teachers, Postsecondary
85% similar · $75,350 (−3%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 3Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
85% similar · $75,870 (−2%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 4Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
84% similar · $84,290 (+9%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 5Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
84% similar · $74,260 (−4%) · Bachelor's degree
- 6Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
83% similar · $78,580 (+1%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 7Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
83% similar · $80,340 (+4%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 8Marriage and Family Therapists
83% similar · $66,940 (−14%) · Graduate degree
- 9Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
83% similar · $60,280 (−22%) · Graduate degree
- 10Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
83% similar · $85,020 (+10%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 11Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
83% similar · $76,590 (−1%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 12School Psychologists
82% similar · $95,990 (+24%) · Graduate degree
- 13Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
82% similar · $100,580 (+30%) · Graduate degree
- 14English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
82% similar · $78,760 (+2%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 15Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
81% similar · $80,260 (+3%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 16Healthcare Social Workers
81% similar · $67,880 (−12%) · Graduate degree
- 17Special Education Teachers, Middle School
81% similar · $66,810 (−14%) · Bachelor's degree
- 18Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
81% similar · $80,250 (+3%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 19Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
81% similar · $72,040 (−7%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
81% similar · $98,070 (+26%) · Graduate degree · Same group
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than social work teachers.
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists82% similar · $100,580 (+30%)
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary81% similar · $98,070 (+26%)
- School Psychologists82% similar · $95,990 (+24%)
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary83% similar · $85,020 (+10%)
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary84% similar · $84,290 (+9%)
- Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary86% similar · $80,340 (+4%)
Similar jobs that need less preparation
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for social work teachers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where social work teachers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Marriage and Family Therapists (83)
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (83)
- Healthcare Social Workers (81)
- Instructional Coordinators (81)
- Rehabilitation Counselors (81)
- School Psychologists (81)
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (80)
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses (79)
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (79)
- Sociologists (78)
Questions about jobs like social work teachers
What jobs are most similar to social work teachers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Psychology Teachers (86% similar), Education Teachers (85% similar), Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers (85% similar), Sociology Teachers (84% similar) and Special Education Teachers (Secondary School) (84% similar).
Which jobs like social work teachers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($100,580, +30%; usually a graduate degree), Political Science Teachers ($98,070, +26%; usually a graduate degree) and School Psychologists ($95,990, +24%; usually a graduate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with social work teachers ($77,570). Without more preparation than social work teachers usually need: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Political Science Teachers and School Psychologists.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.