Of the 7,670 social workers employed in Oklahoma, 290 work in Weatherford. There has been a 61% growth in the number of social workers in Weatherford between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of social workers in Weatherford has increased, overall employment in Weatherford has decreased.

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As the number of social workers in Weatherford has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $39,260 per year was earned by social workers in Weatherford. The average salary for social workers in Weatherford was $26,350 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Weatherford is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Weatherford earn a median salary of $35,690 per year. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $25,575 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $56,780 per year.

On average social workers in Weatherford earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Weatherford.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 18 students graduated from social work courses.