Exactly 1,100 of the 8,040 human services professionals employed in Nebraska, work in Kearney. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of human services professionals in Kearney has grown by 49%. As the number of human services professionals in Kearney has increased, overall employment in Kearney has also increased.

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As the number of human services professionals in Kearney has grown, salaries for human services professionals have also increased. In 2010 human services professionals in Kearney reportedly earned an average salary of $35,970 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for human services professionals in Kearney was $28,963 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Kearney.

Human services professionals in Kearney make a median yearly salary of $34,186. The 10% of human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $23,772 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $51,934 per year.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 20 students completed human services courses.