Of the 59,550 social workers employed in California, 1,690 work in San Jose. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in San Jose has shrunk by 26%. Overall employment in San Jose has also decreased.

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In San Jose, salaries for social workers have increased. San Jose social workers made $55,233 per year, on average, in 2010. Social workers in San Jose made a yearly average salary of $51,363, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in San Jose.

Social workers make a median salary of $53,130 per year in San Jose. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 120%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,918 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $81,128 per year.

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

Many of San Jose's social workers are graduates of the only accredited social work school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by San Jose's social work schools.

In 2010 approximately 224 students graduated from social work courses.