Exactly 90 of the 26,110 social workers employed in Ohio, work in Lima. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Lima has shrunk by 55%. As the employment for social workers in Lima has decreased, overall employment in Lima has also decreased.

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In Lima, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 Lima social workers earned an average yearly salary of $45,837. Social workers in Lima made a yearly average salary of $38,807, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Lima is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Lima social workers earn a median yearly salary of $46,630. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 107%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $30,047 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $62,263 per year.

On average social worker salaries in Lima 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 Lima's social workers are graduates of this school.

Lima's social work schools offer 2 social work degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 28 students completed social work courses in 2010.