Of the 13,130 social workers employed in New Jersey, 1,840 work in Hackettstown. There has been a 24% growth in the number of social workers in Hackettstown between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for social workers in Hackettstown has increased, overall employment in Hackettstown has also increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Hackettstown have increased. In 2010 Hackettstown social workers earned an average yearly salary of $41,840. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Hackettstown made an average salary of $38,333 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Hackettstown is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Hackettstown make a median yearly salary of $39,093. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $25,247 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 146% higher salaries.

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

Many of Hackettstown'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 Hackettstown's social work school.

In 2010 approximately 7 students graduated from social work courses.