Exactly 6,560 of the 149,040 gerontology professionals employed in Ohio, work in Youngstown. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of gerontology professionals in Youngstown has grown by 4%. As the number of gerontology professionals in Youngstown has increased, overall employment in Youngstown has also increased.

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As the number of gerontology professionals in Youngstown has grown, salaries for gerontology professionals have decreased. Youngstown gerontology professionals made $51,550 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, gerontology professionals in Youngstown made an average salary of $59,023 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Youngstown.

Gerontology professionals in Youngstown earn a median salary of $49,953 per year. The 10% of gerontology professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $34,790 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 98% higher salaries.

On average gerontology professionals in Youngstown earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Youngstown.

Many of Youngstown's gerontology professionals are graduates of the only accredited gerontology school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in gerontology offered by Youngstown's gerontology schools.

In 2010 approximately 5 students graduated from gerontology courses.