Exactly 950 of the 25,540 social workers employed in Michigan, work in Ironwood. The number of social workers in Ironwood has grown by 30% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for social workers in Ironwood has increased, overall employment in Ironwood has also increased.

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In Ironwood, salaries for social workers have decreased. Ironwood social workers made $39,290 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Ironwood made an average salary of $42,333 per year. The decline in the salary of social workers in Ironwood is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Ironwood social workers earn a median yearly salary of $36,240. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $24,338 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $57,350 per year.

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

Many of Ironwood'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 Ironwood's social work school.

Approximately 2 students completed social work courses in 2010.