Exactly 850 of the 8,470 social workers employed in Oregon, work in Eugene. There has been a 12% decline in the number of social workers in Eugene between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Eugene has increased.

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In Eugene, salaries for social workers have decreased. In 2010 social workers in Eugene reportedly earned an average salary of $39,080 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Eugene made an average salary of $39,905 per year. The decline in the salary of social workers in Eugene is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers make a median salary of $38,352 per year in Eugene. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $23,105 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 151% higher salaries.

On average social worker salaries in Eugene are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Eugene'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 Eugene's social work schools.

Approximately 19 students completed social work courses in 2010.