Of the 19,170 social workers employed in North Carolina, 1,840 work in Chapel Hill. There has been a 102% growth in the number of social workers in Chapel Hill between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of social workers in Chapel Hill has increased, overall employment in Chapel Hill has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Chapel Hill has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. Chapel Hill social workers made $48,098 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Chapel Hill made an average salary of $41,410 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Chapel Hill is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Chapel Hill earn a median salary of $48,168 per year. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 99%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,430 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $66,475 per year.

Social worker salaries in Chapel Hill are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by Chapel Hill's social work schools.

In 2010 approximately 146 students completed social work courses.