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obj: "\nNancy,\nThanks so much for providing all this valuable information about the social work industry and the key flaws in the collection of salary data in this field. \nThis begs the question as to why someone doesn\u2019t come up with a better method\u2026 for example, why doesn\u2019t some organization try to capture this data from graduating MSW alumni in all the accredited schools across the U.S. \nNow that I\u2019m thinking about it, I will make a point of touching base with the career office of my school to see if they have been keeping track of salary offers.\nI\u2019m not sure, otherwise, how one does \u201Cresearch\u201D of what the real salaries are\u2026\nNancy and Lisa,\nMoving onto the other important factors of worklife, the training, the quality of supervision, the flexibility of schedule etc., I totally agree that those are extremely important items to take into account and may make it worthwhile to accept a lower salary with the right mix of intrinsic/growth factors.\nLisa,I\u2019m sorry \u2013 I\u2019m finding your second statement a bit confusing\u2026Can you please clarify what you mean by \u201Cif your personal work doesn\u2019t precede your workplace valuations, you will exhaust yourself and burnout?\u201D\nWith much warmth and appreciation,Dorlee\n"