Of the 1,120 liberal arts professionals employed in South Carolina, 80 work in Gaffney. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of liberal arts professionals in Gaffney has grown by 14%. Overall employment in Gaffney has also increased.

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In Gaffney, salaries for liberal arts professionals have increased. Gaffney liberal arts professionals made $50,790 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, liberal arts professionals in Gaffney made an average salary of $44,770 per year. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Gaffney is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals in Gaffney make a median yearly salary of $48,560. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 58%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $40,780 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $64,280 per year.

On average liberal arts professionals in Gaffney earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Gaffney.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 89 students completed liberal arts courses.