Exactly 6,750 of Missouri's 16,400 human services professionals work in Saint Louis. The number of human services professionals in Saint Louis has grown by 37% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of human services professionals in Saint Louis has increased, overall employment in Saint Louis has also increased.

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Salaries for human services professionals in Saint Louis have increased. In 2010 Saint Louis human services professionals earned an average yearly salary of $36,772. The average salary for human services professionals in Saint Louis was $35,056 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Saint Louis.

Human services professionals in Saint Louis earn a median salary of $33,948 per year. The 10% of human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $23,416 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $54,356 per year.

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

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

Saint Louis' human services schools offer 11 human services degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 487 students graduated from human services courses.