Exactly 500 of New Mexico's 5,900 social workers work in Portales. There has been a 9% decline in the number of social workers in Portales between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for social workers in Portales has decreased, overall employment in Portales has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Portales has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 social workers in Portales reportedly earned an average salary of $46,610 per year. Social workers in Portales made a yearly average salary of $34,810, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Portales.

Social workers make a median salary of $44,440 per year in Portales. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $27,637 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $67,187 per year.

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

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

There is one degree and certificate program in social work offered by Portales' social work school.

In 2010 approximately 14 students completed social work courses.