Human Services Schools In California

In California, there are 87 accredited schools where human services classes faculty can find employment. The trends in California's human services academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in human services includes human services training at the following levels:

Human Services Certificate
Associates degree in Human Services
Bachelors degree in Human Services
Masters degree in Human Services
PhD degree in Human Services

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Professional Trends

California Vs. National Human Services Employment

California	91,780
National	913,960

Of all of the human services professionals that work in the US, approximately 10% work in California state.

Employment Growth for Human services professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
70,480	72,960	72,610	76,420	91,780

Yellow: Actual Values

In California, human services is a growing field. 21,300 more human services professionals were working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 30% growth in the field. This growth is faster than the change in the number of human services professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of human services professionals has grown by 25% from 2006 to 2010.

Human Services VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$42,654	$44,414	$45,742	$46,570	$47,478
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Human Services
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to human services professionals are growing in California. The mean salary for human services professionals in 2006 was $42,654 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $47,478 per year.

Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in California

10th percentile	$27,233
25th percentile	$34,105
50th percentile	$44,683
75th percentile	$58,762
90th percentile	$72,590

This represents a growth in salaries of 10%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In California state, within the field of human services, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid human services professionals earn 167% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in California

Human Services	$47,478
Mental Health	$41,722
Public Administration	$108,870
Public Health	$71,247
Social Work	$54,122
Sociology	$88,745

Human services professionals in California earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	45
bachelor	30
master	21
doctor	3
Certificate	64
Total	163

The number of students graduating from the 87 accredited human services schools in California is increasing. In 2006, 3,545 students graduated from human services courses in California. And in 2010, 4,595 students graduated.

There was an increase in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in California by 30%. Most of these graduates, or 39%, earned a undergraduate certificate in human services.

Human Services Faculty Salaries in California

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