Exactly 800 of Indiana's 10,230 social workers work in Huntington. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Huntington has grown by 158%. As the number of social workers in Huntington has increased, overall employment in Huntington has decreased.

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Salaries for social workers in Huntington have increased. In 2010 social workers in Huntington reportedly earned an average salary of $34,825 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Huntington was $31,087 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Huntington is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers make a median salary of $33,870 per year in Huntington. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 87%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $24,980 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $46,670 per year.

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

Many of Huntington'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 Huntington's social work school.

In 2010 approximately 8 students completed social work courses.