Exactly 670 of New Mexico's 8,710 human services professionals work in Ruidoso. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of human services professionals in Ruidoso has grown by 72%. Overall employment in Ruidoso has also increased.

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In Ruidoso, salaries for human services professionals have increased. In 2010 human services professionals in Ruidoso reportedly earned an average salary of $38,035 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for human services professionals in Ruidoso was $31,628 per year. The growth in the salary of human services professionals in Ruidoso is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Human services professionals in Ruidoso earn a median salary of $36,288 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 118%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $24,745 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $54,020 per year.

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

Many of Ruidoso's human services professionals are graduates of the only accredited human services school in the city.

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

Approximately 2 students graduated from human services courses in 2010.