Exactly 150 of the 3,290 liberal arts professionals employed in Ohio, work in Defiance. Between 2006 and 2010, in Defiance, there has been a 50% growth in the number of liberal arts professionals. As the number of liberal arts professionals in Defiance has increased, overall employment in Defiance has also increased.

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As the number of liberal arts professionals in Defiance has grown, salaries for liberal arts professionals have also increased. In 2010 Defiance liberal arts professionals earned an average yearly salary of $71,580. Four years earlier in 2006, liberal arts professionals in Defiance made an average salary of $41,470 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Defiance.

Liberal arts professionals in Defiance make a median yearly salary of $59,270. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 352%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,150 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $127,290 per year.

Liberal arts professional salaries in Defiance are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Defiance's liberal arts professionals are graduates of the only accredited liberal arts school in the city.

Defiance's liberal arts schools offer 3 liberal arts degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 5 students completed liberal arts courses in 2010.