Of the 7,450 social workers employed in Alabama, 140 work in Florence. Between 2006 and 2010, in Florence, there has been a 8% growth in the number of social workers. As the number of social workers in Florence has increased, overall employment in Florence has also increased.

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In Florence, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 Florence social workers earned an average yearly salary of $36,163. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Florence was $34,803 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Florence is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Florence earn a median salary of $34,607 per year. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $22,930 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $50,803 per year.

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

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

Florence's social work school offers one social work degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 25 students graduated from social work courses.