Of the 27,230 social workers employed in Illinois, 1,150 work in Carbondale. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Carbondale has grown by 55%. As the employment for social workers in Carbondale has increased, overall employment in Carbondale has also increased.

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In Carbondale, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 Carbondale social workers earned an average yearly salary of $48,970. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Carbondale made an average salary of $39,543 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Carbondale.

Social workers in Carbondale earn a median salary of $48,640 per year. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 128%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $30,582 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $69,615 per year.

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

Many of Carbondale's social workers are graduates of the only accredited social work school in the city.

Carbondale's social work schools offer 2 social work degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 131 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.