Exactly 2,130 of the 26,110 social workers employed in Ohio, work in Bowling Green. There has been a 82% growth in the number of social workers in Bowling Green between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of social workers in Bowling Green has increased, overall employment in Bowling Green has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Bowling Green has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. Bowling Green social workers made $42,473 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Bowling Green was $36,050 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Bowling Green is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Bowling Green social workers earn a median yearly salary of $40,965. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 106%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,565 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $58,755 per year.

Social worker salaries in Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green's social workers are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 34 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.