Exactly 500 of the 3,100 liberal arts professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Polkton. The number of liberal arts professionals in Polkton has grown by 32% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of liberal arts professionals in Polkton has increased, overall employment in Polkton has also increased.

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In Polkton, salaries for liberal arts professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $63,810 per year was earned by liberal arts professionals in Polkton. The average salary for liberal arts professionals in Polkton was $46,880 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Polkton is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals in Polkton earn a median salary of $60,970 per year. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 150%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,670 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $91,690 per year.

On average liberal arts professional salaries in Polkton are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 26 students graduated from liberal arts courses.