Exactly 1,010 of Pennsylvania's 36,260 social workers work in Shippensburg. The number of social workers in Shippensburg has shrunk by 12% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for social workers in Shippensburg has decreased, overall employment in Shippensburg has increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Shippensburg have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $45,370 per year was earned by social workers in Shippensburg. The average salary for social workers in Shippensburg was $37,730 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Shippensburg is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Shippensburg earn a median salary of $43,663 per year. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 132%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $27,600 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $64,140 per year.

Social worker salaries in Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg's social workers are graduates of this school.

Shippensburg's social work schools offer 2 social work degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 71 students completed social work courses in 2010.