Of the 27,230 social workers employed in Illinois, 630 work in Oglesby. Between 2006 and 2010, in Oglesby, there has been a 5% growth in the number of social workers. As the employment for social workers in Oglesby has increased, overall employment in Oglesby has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Oglesby has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. Oglesby social workers made $46,605 per year, on average, in 2010. Social workers in Oglesby made a yearly average salary of $36,878, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Oglesby is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Oglesby make a median yearly salary of $47,292. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $27,088 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $68,912 per year.

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

There is only one accredited social work school in the city. Many of Oglesby's social workers are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 4 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.