Of the 36,260 social workers employed in Pennsylvania, 1,840 work in Bethlehem. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Bethlehem has grown by 24%. As the employment for social workers in Bethlehem has increased, overall employment in Bethlehem has also increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Bethlehem have increased. In 2010 social workers in Bethlehem reportedly earned an average salary of $41,840 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Bethlehem made an average salary of $38,333 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Bethlehem is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Bethlehem social workers earn a median yearly salary of $39,093. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 146%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,247 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $62,080 per year.

Bethlehem social workers have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Bethlehem's social workers are graduates of one of the 2 accredited social work schools in the city.

Bethlehem's social work schools offer 2 social work degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 33 students graduated from social work courses.