Exactly 160 of the 1,280 social workers employed in Wyoming, work in Laramie. The number of social workers in Laramie has grown by 60% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for social workers in Laramie has increased, overall employment in Laramie has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Laramie has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 Laramie social workers earned an average yearly salary of $39,587. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Laramie was $30,720 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Laramie is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Laramie earn a median salary of $39,010 per year. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $27,780 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $53,470 per year.

Laramie social workers have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Laramie's social workers are graduates of the only accredited social work school in the city.

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

In 2010 approximately 61 students completed social work courses.