Exactly 1,840 of the 36,260 social workers employed in Pennsylvania, work in Allentown. The number of social workers in Allentown has grown by 24% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of social workers in Allentown has increased, overall employment in Allentown has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Allentown has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 Allentown social workers earned an average yearly salary of $41,840. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Allentown was $38,333 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Allentown.

Social workers in Allentown earn a median salary of $39,093 per year. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $25,247 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 146% higher salaries.

On average social workers in Allentown earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Allentown.

There is only one accredited social work school in the city. Many of Allentown's social workers are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in social work offered by Allentown's social work school.

In 2010 approximately 15 students graduated from social work courses.