Exactly 1,190 of the 19,170 social workers employed in North Carolina, work in Cullowhee. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Cullowhee has grown by 24%. As the number of social workers in Cullowhee has increased, overall employment in Cullowhee has also increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Cullowhee have increased. In 2010 Cullowhee social workers earned an average yearly salary of $39,113. The average salary for social workers in Cullowhee was $34,335 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Cullowhee is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Cullowhee earn a median salary of $38,018 per year. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $29,575 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $50,962 per year.

Cullowhee social workers have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

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

Approximately 58 students completed social work courses in 2010.