Report Abuse. It is a lymphatic system organ. Hormones produced by this organ stimulate the production of certain infection-fighting cells. It is of central importance in the maturation of T cells. Recently advances in immunology have allowed the fine dissection of the function of the thymus in T cell maturation.
In 2011, social workers earned an average of just over $54,000 a year. Because higher salaries paid in psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse settings and other specialized facilities can skew this statistic, median wage is a better predictor of earnings.
Hourly. A Social Worker average wage is $25.25 per hour. The lowest 10% earn $15.28 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $36.12 per hour. Annually. On an annual basis the median salary is $50,820.