Human Services Schools In Kentucky
There are 25 accredited human services schools in Kentucky for faculty who teach human services classes to choose from. The trends in Kentucky'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
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Human Services Employment
| Kentucky | 9,720 |
| National | 913,960 |
Of all of the human services professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Kentucky.
Employment Growth for Human services professionals In Kentucky
| 7,870 | 8,420 | 8,050 | 8,640 | 9,720 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of human services professionals is growing in Kentucky. In 2010 there were 1,850 more human services professionals working in Kentucky than there were in 2006. Thus, in Kentucky, this field has grown by 24% in four years. This growth is slower 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 Kentucky
| $33,048 | $34,010 | $35,690 | $37,748 | $38,867 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Human Services
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to human services professionals are growing in Kentucky. The mean salary for human services professionals in 2006 was $33,048 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $38,867 per year.
Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$23,602 |
25th percentile |
$29,795 |
50th percentile |
$38,698 |
75th percentile |
$46,250 |
90th percentile |
$55,213 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 134% pay differential between the highest paid human services professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of human services in Kentucky.
Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Human Services |
$38,867 |
Mental Health |
$31,384 |
Public Administration |
$83,607 |
Public Health |
$54,983 |
Social Work |
$43,278 |
Sociology |
$59,390 |
In Kentucky, human services professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
18 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 34 |
As the number of human services professionals is increasing in Kentucky state, the number of students graduating from the 25 accredited human services schools in Kentucky state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 748 human services graduates from human services courses in Kentucky and in 2010 there were 811 graduates.
Thus there was a 8% percent increase in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in Kentucky. A majority of these graduates, or 53%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in human services.