Exactly 560 of the 4,130 social workers employed in Arkansas, work in Helena. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Helena has grown by 4%. Overall employment in Helena has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Helena has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 social workers in Helena reportedly earned an average salary of $40,900 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Helena was $31,643 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Helena is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Helena make a median yearly salary of $38,610. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 132%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,168 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $60,782 per year.

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

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by Helena's social work schools.

Approximately 12 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.