Of the 36,260 social workers employed in Pennsylvania, 1,160 work in Elizabethtown. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Elizabethtown has grown by 32%. As the employment for social workers in Elizabethtown has increased, overall employment in Elizabethtown has also increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Elizabethtown have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $40,297 per year was earned by social workers in Elizabethtown. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Elizabethtown was $34,855 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Elizabethtown is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Elizabethtown make a median yearly salary of $38,380. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $28,017 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 98% higher salaries.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 18 students completed social work courses.