Social work practice educator
Also called practice educator, practice-based educator, practice placement worker
Social work practice educators teach, supervise and assess social work students prior, during and after they have obtained their degree. They contribute to their placement and have the authority to recommend students on the basis of appropriate evidence.
What you'd do
University and higher education teachers · ILO- Designing and modifying curricula and preparing courses of study in accordance with requirements
- Preparing and delivering lectures and conducting tutorials, seminars and laboratory experiments
- Stimulating discussion and independent thought among students
- Supervising, where appropriate, experimental and practical work undertaken by students
- Administering, evaluating and marking examination papers and tests
- Directing research of post-graduate students or other members of department
- Researching into and developing concepts, theories and operational methods for application in industrial and other fields
- Preparing scholarly books, papers or articles
- Participating in departmental and faculty meetings and in conferences and seminars
- Indoors
- A mix of sitting and standing
- Lots of contact with people, including the public
- Good freedom to decide
- Often more than 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Varied tasks, little repetition
Will there be jobs?
Limited prospectsFewer jobs than in most work will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
About averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,700 a month (Hungary) to €9,900 (Luxembourg), before tax.
Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.
Among professionals in the EU, women earn 21% less per hour than men. Professionals · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Usually a degreeA degree in education science is the usual route.
823 institutions in the EU offer education bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.
Will AI change it?
LittleAI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.
Average task score 0.37 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 9 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for university and higher education teachers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).