Of the 7,670 social workers employed in Oklahoma, 640 work in Tahlequah. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Tahlequah has grown by 540%. As the employment for social workers in Tahlequah has increased, overall employment in Tahlequah has also increased.

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In Tahlequah, salaries for social workers have decreased. In 2010 Tahlequah social workers earned an average yearly salary of $34,813. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Tahlequah made an average salary of $37,068 per year. The decline in the salary of social workers in Tahlequah is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Tahlequah earn a median salary of $31,498 per year. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $21,745 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $53,758 per year.

On average social worker salaries in Tahlequah 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 Tahlequah's social workers are graduates of this school.

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

In 2010 approximately 50 students graduated from social work courses.