Exactly 1,640 of the 26,110 social workers employed in Ohio, work in Youngstown. There has been a 45% growth in the number of social workers in Youngstown between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for social workers in Youngstown has increased, overall employment in Youngstown has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Youngstown has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. In 2010 Youngstown social workers earned an average yearly salary of $38,678. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Youngstown made an average salary of $36,313 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Youngstown.

Social workers in Youngstown earn a median salary of $37,845 per year. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $22,802 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $55,768 per year.

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

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

Youngstown's social work schools offer 3 social work degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 99 students completed social work courses in 2010.