Of the 3,100 liberal arts professionals employed in North Carolina, 190 work in Thomasville. The number of liberal arts professionals in Thomasville has grown by 12% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Thomasville has also increased.

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In Thomasville, salaries for liberal arts professionals have increased. In 2010 Thomasville liberal arts professionals earned an average yearly salary of $54,880. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for liberal arts professionals in Thomasville was $45,860 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Thomasville.

Liberal arts professionals in Thomasville make a median yearly salary of $54,440. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 57%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $42,740 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $67,240 per year.

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

Thomasville's liberal arts schools offer 4 liberal arts degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 116 students completed liberal arts courses.