Of the 7,670 social workers employed in Oklahoma, 290 work in Shawnee. There has been a 61% growth in the number of social workers in Shawnee between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of social workers in Shawnee has increased, overall employment in Shawnee has decreased.

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Salaries for social workers in Shawnee have increased. In 2010 social workers in Shawnee reportedly earned an average salary of $39,260 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Shawnee made an average salary of $26,350 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Shawnee is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers make a median salary of $35,690 per year in Shawnee. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $25,575 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $56,780 per year.

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

Many of Shawnee's social workers are graduates of one of the 2 accredited social work schools in the city.

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

In 2010 approximately 6 students graduated from social work courses.