Exactly 1,790 of the 13,130 social workers employed in New Jersey, work in Camden. There has been a 29% decline in the number of social workers in Camden between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for social workers in Camden has decreased, overall employment in Camden has increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Camden have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $52,935 per year was earned by social workers in Camden. Social workers in Camden made a yearly average salary of $46,588, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Camden is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Camden make a median yearly salary of $49,738. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $37,952 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 97% higher salaries.

On average social worker salaries in Camden are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

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

Approximately 28 students completed social work courses in 2010.