Exactly 1,120 of Missouri's 16,640 social workers work in Springfield. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Springfield has grown by 45%. As the number of social workers in Springfield has increased, overall employment in Springfield has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Springfield has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 social workers in Springfield reportedly earned an average salary of $33,778 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Springfield made an average salary of $31,690 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Springfield is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Springfield make a median yearly salary of $32,600. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $24,045 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 89% higher salaries.

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

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

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by Springfield's social work schools.

Approximately 72 students completed social work courses in 2010.