Of the 2,150 liberal arts professionals employed in Virginia, 1,390 work in Fredericksburg. There has been a 11% decline in the number of liberal arts professionals in Fredericksburg between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for liberal arts professionals in Fredericksburg has decreased, overall employment in Fredericksburg has increased.

• Grey: Virginia
• Dark Yellow: Fredericksburg

• Light Blue: Liberal Arts in Fredericksburg
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Fredericksburg

Salaries for liberal arts professionals in Fredericksburg have increased. In 2010 Fredericksburg liberal arts professionals earned an average yearly salary of $66,270. Four years earlier in 2006, liberal arts professionals in Fredericksburg made an average salary of $57,440 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Fredericksburg.

Liberal arts professionals make a median salary of $60,410 per year in Fredericksburg. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 247%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,270 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $111,840 per year.

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

There is only one accredited liberal arts school in the city. Many of Fredericksburg's liberal arts professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in liberal arts offered by Fredericksburg's liberal arts schools.

Approximately 46 students graduated from liberal arts courses in 2010.