Exactly 1,290 of Illinois' 34,570 human services professionals work in Carbondale. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of human services professionals in Carbondale has grown by 11%. As the employment for human services professionals in Carbondale has increased, overall employment in Carbondale has also increased.

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As the number of human services professionals in Carbondale has grown, salaries for human services professionals have also increased. In 2010 human services professionals in Carbondale reportedly earned an average salary of $39,784 per year. The average salary for human services professionals in Carbondale was $30,995 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of human services professionals in Carbondale is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Human services professionals in Carbondale earn a median salary of $37,510 per year. The difference in pay between the human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 130%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,250 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $60,486 per year.

On average human services professional salaries in Carbondale 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 Carbondale's human services professionals are graduates of this school.

Carbondale's human services schools offer 2 human services degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 131 students completed human services courses.