Exactly 290 of the 10,470 social workers employed in Minnesota, work in Saint Joseph. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Saint Joseph has shrunk by 6%. As the employment for social workers in Saint Joseph has decreased, overall employment in Saint Joseph has increased.

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In Saint Joseph, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $48,000 per year was earned by social workers in Saint Joseph. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Saint Joseph was $47,523 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Saint Joseph is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Saint Joseph make a median yearly salary of $46,380. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 77%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,307 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $64,130 per year.

Social worker salaries in Saint Joseph are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

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

Approximately 7 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.