Exactly 760 of Kansas' 3,660 social workers work in Pittsburg. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Pittsburg has shrunk by 51%. Overall employment in Pittsburg has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Pittsburg has shrunk, salaries for social workers have also decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $36,107 per year was earned by social workers in Pittsburg. The average salary for social workers in Pittsburg was $36,670 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of social workers in Pittsburg is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Pittsburg social workers earn a median yearly salary of $33,810. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 100%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,713 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $51,337 per year.

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

Many of Pittsburg'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 Pittsburg's social work school.

In 2010 approximately 21 students completed social work courses.