Exactly 16,180 of Pennsylvania's 45,490 human services professionals work in Philadelphia. There has been a 4% growth in the number of human services professionals in Philadelphia between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of human services professionals in Philadelphia has increased, overall employment in Philadelphia has also increased.

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In Philadelphia, salaries for human services professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $44,392 per year was earned by human services professionals in Philadelphia. The average salary for human services professionals in Philadelphia was $36,340 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia human services professionals earn a median yearly salary of $41,834. The difference in pay between the human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 122%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,678 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $63,680 per year.

Philadelphia human services professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 7 accredited human services schools in the city. Many of Philadelphia's human services professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 11 degree and certificate programs in human services offered by Philadelphia's human services schools.

In 2010 approximately 747 students graduated from human services courses.