Exactly 3,470 of the 13,130 social workers employed in New Jersey, work in South Orange. There has been a 4% decline in the number of social workers in South Orange between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of social workers in South Orange has decreased, overall employment in South Orange has increased.

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Salaries for social workers in South Orange have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $56,218 per year was earned by social workers in South Orange. The average salary for social workers in South Orange was $52,213 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in South Orange is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

South Orange social workers earn a median yearly salary of $54,302. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 128%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,355 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $80,558 per year.

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

There is only one accredited social work school in the city. Many of South Orange's social workers are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 7 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.