Exactly 4,650 of Massachusetts' 14,010 social workers work in Fall River. The number of social workers in Fall River has grown by 13% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of social workers in Fall River has increased, overall employment in Fall River has also increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Fall River have increased. Fall River social workers made $54,080 per year, on average, in 2010. Social workers in Fall River made a yearly average salary of $42,985, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Fall River.

Fall River social workers earn a median yearly salary of $53,280. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 142%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,205 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $77,902 per year.

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

Many of Fall River'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 Fall River's social work school.

In 2010 approximately 35 students graduated from social work courses.