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Medical social worker jobs in West Virginia

6 open medical social worker jobs in West Virginia at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $28.92 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers in West Virginia, opens in a new tab) for healthcare social workers here.

6
Open in WV
3
Employers hiring
6
Towns
$28.92
BLS median in WV
45th of 52 states and territories

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Where the medical social worker jobs are in West Virginia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What medical social workers earn in West Virginia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in West Virginia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in West Virginia, May 2025

$28.92/hr ($60,140 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers in West Virginia, opens in a new tab)

Median for healthcare social workers, against $32.63 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 1,100 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Social Workers in West Virginia, opens in a new tab) employed in West Virginia. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Healthcare Social Workers; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring medical social workers in West Virginia

What the job takes

A master's in social work (MSW) in most jobs, and a state license.

  • Depends on the state

    Social work license

    State social work board; exam by ASWB. Most states license social workers; the levels differ by state

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Medical social worker jobs in West Virginia: common questions

How much do medical social workers make in West Virginia?

Too few open medical social worker jobs in West Virginia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $28.92/hr ($60,140 a year) for healthcare social workers in West Virginia (May 2025), against $32.63 nationally, 45th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

Where in West Virginia are the most medical social worker jobs?

Beckley (1), Bluefield (1), Chapmanville (1), Petersburg (1) and South Charleston (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring medical social workers in West Virginia?

By open jobs on this board: Humana (3), BrightSpring Health Services (2) and UnitedHealth Group (1). In all, 3 employers have medical social worker jobs open in West Virginia.

What do you need to work as a medical social worker in West Virginia?

A master's in social work (MSW) in most jobs, and a state license. Social work license (State social work board; exam by ASWB; most states license social workers; the levels differ by state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from West Virginia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in West Virginia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in West Virginia, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers (SOC 21-1022), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Social work license: State social work board; exam by ASWB

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical social worker jobs in West Virginia. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medical-social-worker/west-virginia

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