Exactly 710 of the 26,110 social workers employed in Ohio, work in Canton. Between 2006 and 2010, in Canton, there has been a 13% growth in the number of social workers. As the number of social workers in Canton has increased, overall employment in Canton has decreased.

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In Canton, salaries for social workers have increased. Canton social workers made $39,315 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Canton was $37,635 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Canton is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers make a median salary of $36,872 per year in Canton. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $25,582 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 134% higher salaries.

On average social worker salaries in Canton 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 Canton's social workers are graduates of this school.

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

In 2010 approximately 14 students completed social work courses.