Of the 34,570 human services professionals employed in Illinois, 18,870 work in River Forest. The number of human services professionals in River Forest has grown by 46% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of human services professionals in River Forest has increased, overall employment in River Forest has also increased.

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As the number of human services professionals in River Forest has grown, salaries for human services professionals have also increased. River Forest human services professionals made $43,888 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, human services professionals in River Forest made an average salary of $37,330 per year. The growth in the salary of human services professionals in River Forest is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Human services professionals in River Forest earn a median salary of $41,378 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 154%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,630 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $64,982 per year.

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

Many of River Forest'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 River Forest's human services schools.

Approximately 89 students graduated from human services courses in 2010.