Exactly 560 of the 14,460 social workers employed in Virginia, work in Bristol. The number of social workers in Bristol has grown by 65% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for social workers in Bristol has increased, overall employment in Bristol has also increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Bristol have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $35,687 per year was earned by social workers in Bristol. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Bristol was $33,337 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Bristol.

Social workers make a median salary of $33,673 per year in Bristol. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 87%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,287 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $49,187 per year.

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

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

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

Approximately 2 students completed social work courses in 2010.