Exactly 400 of Wisconsin's 10,490 social workers work in Eau Claire. The number of social workers in Eau Claire has grown by 48% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of social workers in Eau Claire has increased, overall employment in Eau Claire has decreased.

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As the number of social workers in Eau Claire has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 Eau Claire social workers earned an average yearly salary of $44,777. Social workers in Eau Claire made a yearly average salary of $42,687, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Eau Claire is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers make a median salary of $44,130 per year in Eau Claire. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $32,313 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 79% higher salaries.

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

There is only one accredited social work school in the city. Many of Eau Claire's social workers are graduates of this school.

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

In 2010 approximately 53 students completed social work courses.