<p>Social work in Germany was particularly hard hit by the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is little representative data that captures its extent. A&#xa0;secondary data analysis of the 2021 microcensus reveals new developments. The data are based on interviews with <i>N</i> = 4482 social workers aged 18 to&#xa0;65, compared with <i>N</i> = 430,962 respondents from other professions. The results have been extrapolated to Germany.</p><p>The proportion of women in social work (76.2%) is much higher than in other professions (46.6%). It should be noted that the social work profession was significantly more likely to report having been ill in the last four weeks in 2021 than other professions (15.2% vs. 11.7%). The comparative secondary data analysis shows a&#xa0;disproportionately high rate of temporary and part-time jobs in social work. On the one hand, the part-time rates in social work are due to the high proportion of women; on the other hand, men were almost three times more likely to work part-time than men in other occupations. Women in social work are more likely to work as managers or supervisors than women in other professions (18.1% vs. 14.5%), but the percentages are lower than for men. The share of people with officially recognized disabilities in social work is lower than in other occupations. Satisfaction with the main job is slightly lower in social work than in other occupations. This indicates a&#xa0;disproportionate drop in job satisfaction in social work during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>