Exactly 270 of the 2,150 liberal arts professionals employed in Virginia, work in Petersburg. There has been a 13% growth in the number of liberal arts professionals in Petersburg between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Petersburg has also increased.

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In Petersburg, salaries for liberal arts professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $56,100 per year was earned by liberal arts professionals in Petersburg. The average salary for liberal arts professionals in Petersburg was $47,530 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Petersburg is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals in Petersburg make a median yearly salary of $54,890. The 10% of liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,080 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $85,270 per year.

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

There are 2 accredited liberal arts schools in the city. Many of Petersburg's liberal arts professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Petersburg's liberal arts schools offer 2 liberal arts degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 30 students completed liberal arts courses.