Of the 4,130 social workers employed in Arkansas, 120 work in Jonesboro. Between 2006 and 2010, in Jonesboro, there has been a 29% decline in the number of social workers. As the employment for social workers in Jonesboro has decreased, overall employment in Jonesboro has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Jonesboro has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $38,670 per year was earned by social workers in Jonesboro. The average salary for social workers in Jonesboro was $38,550 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Jonesboro.

Social workers in Jonesboro make a median yearly salary of $34,580. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $22,310 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $61,200 per year.

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

Many of Jonesboro'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 Jonesboro's social work school.

In 2010 approximately 47 students graduated from social work courses.