Exactly 5,590 of the 11,580 social workers employed in Georgia, work in Waco. Between 2006 and 2010, in Waco, there has been a 9% decline in the number of social workers. As the number of social workers in Waco has decreased, overall employment in Waco has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Waco has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 social workers in Waco reportedly earned an average salary of $47,955 per year. Social workers in Waco made a yearly average salary of $40,345, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Waco.

Social workers in Waco earn a median salary of $47,755 per year. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 117%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $31,458 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $68,178 per year.

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

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

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

Approximately 3 students completed social work courses in 2010.