Exactly 840 of the 34,570 human services professionals employed in Illinois, work in Rockford. There has been a 68% growth in the number of human services professionals in Rockford between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Rockford has also increased.

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• Light Blue: Human Services in Rockford
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Rockford

As the number of human services professionals in Rockford has grown, salaries for human services professionals have also increased. Rockford human services professionals made $42,960 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for human services professionals in Rockford was $39,948 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Rockford.

Human services professionals in Rockford make a median yearly salary of $42,314. The 10% of human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $27,050 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $62,454 per year.

Human services professional salaries in Rockford are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited human services school in the city. Many of Rockford's human services professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in human services offered by Rockford's human services school.

Approximately 4 students graduated from human services courses in 2010.