Msw vs. Nursing?

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Masters in social work vs. Nursing

In your opinion especially for those who have don't both careers and switched to the other. Which one do you feel is a better career, whether it's in terms of pay, job growth, opportunity, satisfaction, etc.

I'm in a constant debate of going back and forth between wanting to be a psych nurse or a mental health social work.

Is there a lot of overlap within these two lines of work?

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Social work pay is garbage compared to nursing. No contest in that department.

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Social work pay is garbage compared to nursing. No contest in that department.

Even with increased experience?

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Even with increased experience?

Yes, it's not even close. I have no idea why people go into SW unless they REALLY like people

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

The only MSWs I know are therapists; They probably make more than those who are in case management.

The only "overlapping" that may be possible is in case management; however the case managers that I worked with were RNs. I have worked with social workers in LTC; but there really isn't any overlapping; most have no idea the realm of nursing at all.

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Yes, it's not even close. I have no idea why people go into SW unless they REALLY like people

So from this I gather that you would recommend nursing over social work lol

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So from this I gather that you would recommend nursing over social work lol

I recommend neither to be honest but I did nursing

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I recommend neither to be honest but I did nursing

Why wouldn't you recommend nursing?

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