Department of Children and Families

Department of Children and Families anchors a workforce of 6,751 employees, one of the biggest payrolls in state government.

The most common title is Family Service Specialist 2 (24% of staff), followed by Family Service Specialist 1 and Supervising Family Service Specialist 2. Median pay is $95,925, about 13% above the statewide median.

Median tenure is 13.8 years, longer than the statewide median of 9.7 years. CWA represents the largest share of its unionized workforce (about 86%).