No argument here, but seems like this bill says specifically there won’t be any funding made available to cite this statistic, which it sounds like the State Department would have plenty workarounds for. This is why I said this seems like empty rhetoric
Highly dependent on the job. I’m a SW who hires SWs. New grad LMSWs can start at $60K in hospitals or some government jobs, or $40K in schools or some nonprofits. 5-10 years of experience and a clinical license and you’ll easily pull $75-80K, or $90K+ in management.
Then there’s private psychotherapy practice, which I know some people who charge $200/hour out of pocket and are scheduled out for months.
All this to say getting a master’s in social work was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, and I have no regrets financially, but there are some people who do end up in very low paid jobs