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.
Social Worker Salary. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average salary of a child, family and school social worker in the United States is $43,540 per year, or $20.93 per hour. A medical and public health social worker earns a higher average salary of $48,340 per year, or $23.24 per hour.