Exactly 730 of Mississippi's 5,600 social workers work in Cleveland. Between 2006 and 2010, in Cleveland, there has been a 3% growth in the number of social workers. As the employment for social workers in Cleveland has increased, overall employment in Cleveland has decreased.

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As the number of social workers in Cleveland has grown, salaries for social workers have decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $30,767 per year was earned by social workers in Cleveland. The average salary for social workers in Cleveland was $31,327 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of social workers in Cleveland is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Cleveland make a median yearly salary of $29,193. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $21,450 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 100% higher salaries.

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

Many of Cleveland'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 Cleveland's social work schools.

Approximately 27 students completed social work courses in 2010.