Exactly 200 of Louisiana's 6,440 social workers work in Monroe. Between 2006 and 2010, in Monroe, there has been a 5% growth in the number of social workers. Overall employment in Monroe has decreased.

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As the number of social workers in Monroe has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. Monroe social workers made $41,955 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Monroe made an average salary of $39,183 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Monroe.

Social workers make a median salary of $39,610 per year in Monroe. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 109%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,390 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $59,250 per year.

On average social workers in Monroe earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Monroe.

Many of Monroe'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 Monroe's social work school.

Approximately 12 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.