Exactly 7,580 of Pennsylvania's 170,160 gerontology professionals work in Scranton. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of gerontology professionals in Scranton has shrunk by 0%. As the number of gerontology professionals in Scranton has decreased, overall employment in Scranton has increased.

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In Scranton, salaries for gerontology professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $52,047 per year was earned by gerontology professionals in Scranton. Four years earlier in 2006, gerontology professionals in Scranton made an average salary of $48,973 per year. The growth in the salary of gerontology professionals in Scranton is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Gerontology professionals make a median salary of $47,833 per year in Scranton. The difference in pay between the gerontology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 120%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,627 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $73,960 per year.

Gerontology professional salaries in Scranton are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Scranton's gerontology professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited gerontology schools in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in gerontology offered by Scranton's gerontology school.

In 2010 approximately 1 students completed gerontology courses.