Exactly 710 of the 19,170 social workers employed in North Carolina, work in Fayetteville. There has been a 196% growth in the number of social workers in Fayetteville between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for social workers in Fayetteville has increased, overall employment in Fayetteville has also increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Fayetteville have increased. Fayetteville social workers made $42,570 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Fayetteville was $38,720 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Fayetteville is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Fayetteville make a median yearly salary of $41,357. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 86%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $31,543 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $58,593 per year.

Fayetteville social workers have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 2 accredited social work schools in the city. Many of Fayetteville's social workers are graduates of one of these schools.

Fayetteville's social work schools offer 2 social work degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 70 students completed social work courses.