Exactly 1,390 of the 630 liberal arts professionals employed in Washington DC, work in Washington. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of liberal arts professionals in Washington has shrunk by 11%. As the employment for liberal arts professionals in Washington has decreased, overall employment in Washington has increased.

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As the number of liberal arts professionals in Washington has shrunk, salaries for liberal arts professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $66,270 per year was earned by liberal arts professionals in Washington. Four years earlier in 2006, liberal arts professionals in Washington made an average salary of $57,440 per year. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Washington is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals in Washington earn a median salary of $60,410 per year. The 10% of liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $32,270 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $111,840 per year.

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

Many of Washington's liberal arts professionals are graduates of one of the 9 accredited liberal arts schools in the city.

Washington's liberal arts schools offer 23 liberal arts degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 277 students graduated from liberal arts courses.