Of the 11,020 social workers employed in Kentucky, 1,220 work in Morehead. Between 2006 and 2010, in Morehead, there has been a 294% growth in the number of social workers. As the employment for social workers in Morehead has increased, overall employment in Morehead has also increased.

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In Morehead, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $42,495 per year was earned by social workers in Morehead. The average salary for social workers in Morehead was $31,397 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Morehead.

Morehead social workers earn a median yearly salary of $42,902. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 128%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,140 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $57,368 per year.

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

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

Morehead's social work school offers one social work degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 57 students completed social work courses.