Exactly 500 of Oklahoma's 7,670 social workers work in Alva. Between 2006 and 2010, in Alva, there has been a 61% growth in the number of social workers. As the number of social workers in Alva has increased, overall employment in Alva has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Alva has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. Alva social workers made $34,535 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Alva made an average salary of $28,680 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Alva.

Alva social workers earn a median yearly salary of $34,448. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 98%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $23,855 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $47,145 per year.

Social worker salaries in Alva are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

Alva's social work school offers one social work degree and certificate program.

Approximately 14 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.