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.
In 2011, social workers averaged $54,220 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). But high salaries can sometimes skew the average, and median wage is often a better indication of a case workerâs earnings. Half of all social workers earned less than $53,900 a year.