Exactly 610 of Michigan's 25,540 social workers work in Dowagiac. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Dowagiac has shrunk by 31%. Overall employment in Dowagiac has increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Dowagiac have increased. Dowagiac social workers made $37,947 per year, on average, in 2010. Social workers in Dowagiac made a yearly average salary of $37,740, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Dowagiac is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Dowagiac earn a median salary of $34,410 per year. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 127%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,473 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $57,820 per year.

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

There is one degree and certificate program in social work offered by Dowagiac's social work school.

Approximately 1 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.