Exactly 2,350 of Massachusetts' 14,010 social workers work in Worcester. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Worcester has grown by 44%. As the employment for social workers in Worcester has increased, overall employment in Worcester has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Worcester has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. Worcester social workers made $41,805 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for social workers in Worcester was $41,083 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Worcester.

Social workers in Worcester make a median yearly salary of $38,868. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 142%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,195 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $63,495 per year.

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

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

Worcester's social work schools offer 2 social work degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 29 students completed social work courses.