Exactly 850 of Michigan's 25,540 social workers work in Ypsilanti. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Ypsilanti has shrunk by 1%. As the employment for social workers in Ypsilanti has decreased, overall employment in Ypsilanti has also decreased.

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In Ypsilanti, salaries for social workers have decreased. Ypsilanti social workers made $46,873 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Ypsilanti was $48,878 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Ypsilanti.

Ypsilanti social workers earn a median yearly salary of $44,743. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 134%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $29,383 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $68,860 per year.

Ypsilanti social workers have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by Ypsilanti's social work schools.

Approximately 164 students completed social work courses in 2010.