Also called: Renal Social Worker
Supports people on kidney dialysis with insurance, transportation, emotions, and transplant planning.
A dialysis social worker visits patients in their chairs during three-hour treatments, helps someone apply for disability, arranges rides, and helps families prepare for a kidney transplant.
Estimate based on BLS healthcare social workers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in social work (MSW); federal rules require it for dialysis centers.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Social Work.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks healthcare social workers.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can help with insurance and ride paperwork; supporting dialysis patients chairside stays human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Biology, Health science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1022.
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