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  • I am trying to decide between being a middle school math teacher or a social worker which has better pay?

    Posted by admin on November 28th, 2009 and filed under middle school math | 15 Comments »


    Compare the jobs, not the money, and choose the one that best fits your personality. My guess is that you should stay out of education unless it’s what you want to do more than anything else.

    15 Responses

    1. dukalink6000 Says:

      Math teacher has less frustrations
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    2. moluvsmark Says:

      what you need to to is go to salary.com and look at the stats for each profession. both will be demanding and underpaid. the problem with social worker is that when there are funding cuts, social work is usually one of the first things to go. but if you are in a metro area, youshoulnt have any problems.
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    3. vvicatos Says:

      An engineer.

      You are female … chances are you will have a baby, then you may want to stay at home with your baby??? Study whatever interests you, you dont know what the future holds – why waste years studying for a position you may never take?
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    4. Earl D Says:

      Masters Degree Social Worker who can put a single out makes more than a teacher with a credential.

      If you are talking BA vs. BA, the TEACHER will make more in a UNION school after 20 years.

      If you are talking MA vs BA the social woker makes more immediatley.
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    5. skip s Says:

      Probably neither. Unfortunately teachers are in the lowest paid bracket across the country. Social work alot of times depends of volunteers to support them . So finding a paid job is sometimes more diffucult than not. If you get to be a good teacher in a nice school you could possibly make a decent salary. So if there were only those two choices I would say math teacher.
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    6. MUD Says:

      My sister taught middle school and I was a social worker. We had comparable annual income and very similar insurance and retirement benefits. However teachers only work about nine months a year so in real, hourly dollars she made more.
      Now with a Masters degree on Social Work I"m sure there are some higher paying jobs to be found.
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      Personal experience

    7. Ernie Says:

      Compare the jobs, not the money, and choose the one that best fits your personality. My guess is that you should stay out of education unless it’s what you want to do more than anything else.
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    8. boss_bitch512 Says:

      I would advise you to go to payscale.com. You can compare the salaries in your city. Also, don’t ever take a job just because it pays big bucks. If you’re not passionate about the work that you do eventually you’ll hate going. Trust me!
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    9. kingstubborn Says:

      Teachers by far.
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    10. Renee F Says:

      Depends on which state you live in…each state is different when it comes to payscales….A degree past an AA would give you much leaverage in both markets.
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    11. robert a Says:

      you shud do the job you know you will love thats wat matters
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    12. Puertorican Queen Says:

      the one that makes you happy when you say where you work! try it…..go to the mirror and ask yourself and which ever one makes you happier then thats the one for you!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
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    13. ritu raj Says:

      If you would like to spoil your life teacher’ job is enough good for you, otherwise if you are an innovative you should join non profit as a social worker.
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      http://www.ngosindia.com/

    14. rhymingron Says:

      The teacher
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    15. wizzards_23 Says:

      They’re about the same in pay. You just have to decide which job would have less hassles. I’d go for the social work.
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