Of the 3,800 social workers employed in Nebraska, 230 work in Scottsbluff. The number of social workers in Scottsbluff has shrunk by 21% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Scottsbluff has also decreased.

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As the number of social workers in Scottsbluff has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 Scottsbluff social workers earned an average yearly salary of $36,580. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Scottsbluff made an average salary of $33,777 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Scottsbluff is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Scottsbluff make a median yearly salary of $33,560. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 158%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $21,110 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $54,450 per year.

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

Many of Scottsbluff'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 Scottsbluff's social work school.

In 2010 approximately 2 students completed social work courses.