Exactly 340 of Missouri's 16,640 social workers work in Fulton. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Fulton has grown by 6%. As the employment for social workers in Fulton has increased, overall employment in Fulton has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Fulton has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $37,235 per year was earned by social workers in Fulton. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Fulton made an average salary of $35,617 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Fulton is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Fulton social workers earn a median yearly salary of $36,580. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $29,020 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 69% higher salaries.

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

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

There is one degree and certificate program in social work offered by Fulton's social work school.

Approximately 7 students completed social work courses in 2010.