Top skills for Social Worker jobs
Based on 576 active Social Worker postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Social Worker postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Referrals44%
- Counseling40%
- Insurance36%
- Health Care34%
- Mental Health30%
- Supervision27%
- Case Management23%
- Regulations19%
- Nursing18%
- Therapy16%
- Professional Development16%
- Disabilities13%
- Reimbursement13%
- Dialysis10%
- Rehabilitation10%
- Directives10%
- Ethics9%
- Acute Care9%
- Licensing9%
- Supportive Counseling9%
- Home Care9%
- Facilitation8%
- Market Data8%
- Clinics7%
- EAP Counseling7%
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