Exactly 6,860 of the 91,780 human services professionals employed in California, work in Oakland. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of human services professionals in Oakland has grown by 21%. As the employment for human services professionals in Oakland has increased, overall employment in Oakland has also increased.

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In Oakland, salaries for human services professionals have increased. In 2010 Oakland human services professionals earned an average yearly salary of $54,838. The average salary for human services professionals in Oakland was $49,108 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Oakland.

Human services professionals in Oakland earn a median salary of $53,052 per year. The difference in pay between the human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 171%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $30,720 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $83,220 per year.

On average human services professionals in Oakland earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Oakland.

Many of Oakland's human services professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited human services schools in the city.

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in human services offered by Oakland's human services schools.

In 2010 approximately 22 students graduated from human services courses.