Exactly 840 of Indiana's 10,230 social workers work in Fort Wayne. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Fort Wayne has shrunk by 30%. As the employment for social workers in Fort Wayne has decreased, overall employment in Fort Wayne has also decreased.

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As the number of social workers in Fort Wayne has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 Fort Wayne social workers earned an average yearly salary of $41,275. Social workers in Fort Wayne made a yearly average salary of $38,843, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Fort Wayne is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Fort Wayne make a median yearly salary of $42,048. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $27,078 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $56,158 per year.

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

Many of Fort Wayne'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 Fort Wayne's social work school.

Approximately 16 students completed social work courses in 2010.