Human Services Schools In Louisiana
Louisiana has 11 accredited human services schools where human services faculty who teach human services classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the human services academic community in Louisiana, and the future trends in human services training at the following levels:
- Human Services Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Human Services
- Masters degree in Human Services
- PhD degree in Human Services
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Professional Trends
Louisiana Vs. National Human Services Employment
| Louisiana | 13,630 |
| National | 913,960 |
Of all of the human services professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Louisiana.
Employment Growth for Human services professionals In Louisiana
| 7,840 | 9,030 | 9,220 | 10,610 | 13,630 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Human Services is a growing field in Louisiana. In Louisiana, 5,790 more human services professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Louisiana, this field has grown by 74% in four years. 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 Louisiana
| $38,060 | $38,754 | $40,634 | $38,898 | $38,248 |
| $38,658 | $41,019 | $42,185 | $43,003 | $45,617 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Human Services
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Louisiana, as the number of human services professionals is growing, the salaries earned by human services professionals are increasing. The mean salary for human services professionals in 2006 was $38,060 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $38,248 per year.
Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in Louisiana
10th percentile |
$22,290 |
25th percentile |
$27,330 |
50th percentile |
$36,527 |
75th percentile |
$47,188 |
90th percentile |
$57,985 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 0%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of human services, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid human services professionals earning 160% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Louisiana state.
Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in Louisiana
Human Services |
$38,248 |
Mental Health |
$32,470 |
Public Administration |
$76,812 |
Public Health |
$58,510 |
Social Work |
$45,472 |
Sociology |
$61,250 |
Human services professionals in Louisiana earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in Louisiana
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
10 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 17 |
As the number of human services professionals is increasing in Louisiana state, the number of students graduating from the 11 accredited human services schools in Louisiana state is decreasing. In Louisiana, there were 498 graduates in 2006. And there were 491 graduates from human services courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in Louisiana by 1%. A majority of these graduates, or 59%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in human services.