Exactly 6,430 of the 14,010 social workers employed in Massachusetts, work in Cambridge. The number of social workers in Cambridge has shrunk by 21% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for social workers in Cambridge has decreased, overall employment in Cambridge has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Cambridge has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 Cambridge social workers earned an average yearly salary of $50,480. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Cambridge made an average salary of $48,773 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Cambridge.

Social workers make a median salary of $50,085 per year in Cambridge. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $26,648 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 178% higher salaries.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 3 students completed social work courses.