Exactly 140 of Washington State's 1,390 liberal arts professionals work in Lakewood. There has been a 12% decline in the number of liberal arts professionals in Lakewood between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of liberal arts professionals in Lakewood has decreased, overall employment in Lakewood has increased.

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Salaries for liberal arts professionals in Lakewood have increased. Lakewood liberal arts professionals made $49,180 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for liberal arts professionals in Lakewood was $48,590 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Lakewood is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals make a median salary of $47,920 per year in Lakewood. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 89%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,060 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $66,200 per year.

Liberal arts professional salaries in Lakewood 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 Lakewood's liberal arts professionals are graduates of this school.

Lakewood's liberal arts school offers one liberal arts degree and certificate program.

Approximately 617 students graduated from liberal arts courses in 2010.