Of the 4,800 social workers employed in West Virginia, 7,850 work in Shepherdstown. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Shepherdstown has grown by 12%. Overall employment in Shepherdstown has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Shepherdstown has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 social workers in Shepherdstown reportedly earned an average salary of $58,150 per year. The average salary for social workers in Shepherdstown was $53,868 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Shepherdstown is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Shepherdstown social workers earn a median yearly salary of $57,368. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $31,970 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 172% higher salaries.

Shepherdstown social workers have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

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

Approximately 19 students completed social work courses in 2010.