Exactly 1,070 of the 5,660 human services professionals employed in West Virginia, work in Beckley. There has been a 19% decline in the number of human services professionals in Beckley between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of human services professionals in Beckley has decreased, overall employment in Beckley has increased.

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As the number of human services professionals in Beckley has shrunk, salaries for human services professionals have increased. Beckley human services professionals made $27,825 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for human services professionals in Beckley was $26,535 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of human services professionals in Beckley is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Human services professionals make a median salary of $25,845 per year in Beckley. The 10% of human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $20,025 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 96% higher salaries.

On average human services professional salaries in Beckley are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited human services school in the city. Many of Beckley's human services professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in human services offered by Beckley's human services school.

In 2010 approximately 16 students completed human services courses.