Of the 14,010 social workers employed in Massachusetts, 120 work in Pittsfield. There has been a 61% decline in the number of social workers in Pittsfield between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of social workers in Pittsfield has decreased, overall employment in Pittsfield has also decreased.

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Salaries for social workers in Pittsfield have decreased. Pittsfield social workers made $35,150 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for social workers in Pittsfield was $41,530 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Pittsfield.

Social workers make a median salary of $31,820 per year in Pittsfield. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $24,175 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $52,560 per year.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 9 students completed social work courses.