Supports dying patients and their families with planning, emotional support, and grief.
Visits patients at home or in nursing facilities, helps a family talk through end-of-life wishes, and makes sure a spouse has help with funeral planning. Follows up with families for months after a death.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. MSW; hospice and palliative certification (ACHP-SW) is a plus.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Social Work, Gerontology.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI won't sit with a dying patient's family to talk through last wishes and grief; this stays deeply human.
Classes: Psychology, Health, Sociology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1022.
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