Exactly 1,930 of the 3,800 social workers employed in Nebraska, work in Omaha. There has been a 27% growth in the number of social workers in Omaha between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Omaha has also increased.

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In Omaha, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $41,305 per year was earned by social workers in Omaha. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Omaha made an average salary of $38,530 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Omaha.

Social workers make a median salary of $40,980 per year in Omaha. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 130%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,360 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $58,432 per year.

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

Many of Omaha's social workers are graduates of one of the 3 accredited social work schools in the city.

Omaha's social work schools offer 4 social work degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 96 students completed social work courses in 2010.