Exactly 230 of North Dakota's 1,260 social workers work in Bismarck. The number of social workers in Bismarck has shrunk by 32% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for social workers in Bismarck has decreased, overall employment in Bismarck has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Bismarck has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. Bismarck social workers made $39,603 per year, on average, in 2010. Social workers in Bismarck made a yearly average salary of $38,023, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Bismarck is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Bismarck social workers earn a median yearly salary of $39,480. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $29,143 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $50,643 per year.

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

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

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

Approximately 4 students completed social work courses in 2010.