Human Services Schools In New Mexico
In New Mexico, there are 14 accredited schools where human services classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in human services in the state of New Mexico, which encompasses 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
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Statistics
Professional Trends
New Mexico Vs. National Human Services Employment
| New Mexico | 8,710 |
| National | 913,960 |
Of all of the human services professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Human services professionals In New Mexico
| 5,810 | 5,520 | 7,090 | 4,490 | 8,710 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Human Services is a growing field in New Mexico. 2,900 more human services professionals were working in New Mexico in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 50% growth in the field. 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 New Mexico
| $32,088 | $37,120 | $35,096 | $34,728 | $36,885 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Human Services
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In New Mexico, as the number of human services professionals is growing, the salaries earned by human services professionals are increasing. In 2006 human services professionals made a mean salary of $32,088 per year, and in 2010 they made $36,885 per year.
Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$21,463 |
25th percentile |
$25,968 |
50th percentile |
$34,920 |
75th percentile |
$46,312 |
90th percentile |
$55,900 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in human services professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of New Mexico, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of human services. The pay differential between the highest paid human services professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 160%
Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Human Services |
$36,885 |
Mental Health |
$36,970 |
Public Administration |
$98,203 |
Public Health |
$61,763 |
Social Work |
$39,472 |
Sociology |
$61,930 |
In New Mexico, 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 New Mexico
associate |
12 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 23 |
As the number of human services professionals is increasing in New Mexico state, the number of students graduating from the 14 accredited human services schools in New Mexico state is also increasing. In New Mexico, there were 184 graduates in 2006. And there were 325 graduates from human services courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in New Mexico by 77%. A majority of these graduates, or 52%, graduated with a associate's degree in human services.