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Hi Madhan,
The field of practice for professional Social Worker is expanding day by day.
Their work includes interpersonal practice, group work, community work, social development, social action, policy development, research, social work education and supervisory and managerial functions.
Field of Practice for Professional Social Workers:
. Addiction / Substance Abuse
· Child Welfare
· Clinical / Mental Health
· Correctional Institutions/ Prisons
· Child Protection Services
· Counseling & Therapy
· Consultancy Services
· Community Development
· Elderly Care
· Environment
· Family Welfare and Planning
· Human Resource Management
· Industrial Development
· Medical Social Work
· Mental Health
. Rehabilitation of Offenders
· Rural & Urban Development
· Relationship Problems
· School Social Work
· Social Research & Program Evaluation Service
· Social Work Administration & Policy
· Social Work Education & Research
· Social development
· Working with People with Disabilities
· Youth Work
Profiles for Social Workers:
A. Governmental Sector
· Lecturer/Professor
· Director
· Research Officer/ Researcher
· Welfare / Development Officer (like Child/ Youth/ Women/ Labour etc.)
· Community Development Officer
· Jail Probationary / Welfare Officer
· Urban Planners
B. Non-Governmental Sector
· Project Director
· Program Director
· Program Officer
· Program Coordinator
· Assistant Coordinator
· Program Assistant
· Project Officer
· Community Mobilizer
· Program Manager
· Block/ District/ State/Zonal/ Regional Coordinator
· Counselor
· Social Scientist
· Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
· Research Officer/Researcher
· MIS Coordinator
. School Social Worker
· Sociologist
· Vocational Rehabilitation
· Counselor
. Area Manager
· Fund Raiser
· Social Worker
· Supervisor
C. Industry
· Manager(HR/ Personnel/ Welfare etc.)
· Executive Trainee
· Labor Welfare Officer
· Personnel Officer
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Hi Madhan,
-The salary range depends on the kind of experience a candidate holds.
-The average experience considered for the position of HR-Manager by top companies varies from 4.5 yrs to 6.5 years.
-Hence, the average salary ranges between 5 Lacs to 8 Lacs per anum in top companies like:
-Accenture
-Infosys Limited
-Wipro Technologies Ltd.
-IBM
-ABC International Placement Services
-International Manpower Resources
-Ernst & Young Private Limited
-Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd, etc
Also the salary depends on the type of industry the candidate in employed in:
Here is the salary range with respect to the industry type:
Financial Services-Rs 2,70,044 – Rs 13,25,357 I
Information Technology-Rs 2,45,237 – Rs 11,69,212
Manufacturing and Distribution-Rs 2,66,546 – Rs 13,35,827
Logistics-Rs 2,53,970 – Rs 11,78,013
Engineering Services-Rs 2,64,026 – Rs 12,61,459
Financial Services-Rs 1,17,963 – Rs 6,97,388
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