Exactly 18,870 of the 34,570 human services professionals employed in Illinois, work in Chicago. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of human services professionals in Chicago has grown by 46%. As the number of human services professionals in Chicago has increased, overall employment in Chicago has also increased.

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In Chicago, salaries for human services professionals have increased. In 2010 Chicago human services professionals earned an average yearly salary of $43,888. Four years earlier in 2006, human services professionals in Chicago made an average salary of $37,330 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Chicago.

Human services professionals make a median salary of $41,378 per year in Chicago. The 10% of human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $25,630 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $64,982 per year.

Human services professional salaries in Chicago are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 11 accredited human services schools in the city. Many of Chicago's human services professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Chicago's human services schools offer 18 human services degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 875 students completed human services courses in 2010.