Exactly 190 of North Carolina's 3,100 liberal arts professionals work in Hamlet. There has been a 12% growth in the number of liberal arts professionals in Hamlet between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Hamlet has also increased.

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Salaries for liberal arts professionals in Hamlet have increased. In 2010 liberal arts professionals in Hamlet reportedly earned an average salary of $54,880 per year. Liberal arts professionals in Hamlet made a yearly average salary of $45,860, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Hamlet is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals make a median salary of $54,440 per year in Hamlet. The 10% of liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $42,740 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 57% higher salaries.

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

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

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

Approximately 26 students graduated from liberal arts courses in 2010.