Human Services Schools In South Carolina
South Carolina has 19 accredited human services schools where human services faculty who teach human services classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the human services academic community in South Carolina, and the future trends in human services training at the following levels:
- Human Services Certificate
- Associates degree in Human Services
- Bachelors degree in Human Services
- Masters degree in Human Services
- PhD degree in Human Services
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Professional Trends
South Carolina Vs. National Human Services Employment
| South Carolina | 10,060 |
| National | 913,960 |
Approximately 1% of the country's human services professionals work in South Carolina state.
Employment Growth for Human services professionals In South Carolina
| 7,470 | 9,100 | 9,960 | 10,080 | 10,060 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In South Carolina, the field of human services is growing. 2,590 more human services professionals were working in South Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 35% growth in the field. This is faster than the trend for human services professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of human services professionals has grown by 25% between 2006 and 2010.
Human Services VS. All Professions salaries in South Carolina
| $32,288 | $32,528 | $32,228 | $35,066 | $35,420 |
| $39,422 | $41,728 | $43,045 | $43,558 | $44,811 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Human Services
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to human services professionals are growing in South Carolina. The mean salary for human services professionals in 2006 was $32,288 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $35,420 per year.
Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in South Carolina
10th percentile |
$23,020 |
25th percentile |
$26,647 |
50th percentile |
$32,213 |
75th percentile |
$42,312 |
90th percentile |
$52,582 |
Thus, human services professionals' salaries grew by 9% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In South Carolina state, within the field of human services, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid human services professionals earn 128% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in South Carolina
Human Services |
$35,420 |
Mental Health |
$30,574 |
Public Administration |
$76,852 |
Public Health |
$56,790 |
Social Work |
$38,872 |
Sociology |
$57,460 |
In South Carolina, human services professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in South Carolina
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 26 |
As the number of human services professionals is increasing in South Carolina state, the number of students graduating from the 19 accredited human services schools in South Carolina state is also increasing. In 2006, 720 students graduated from human services courses in South Carolina. And in 2010, 791 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in South Carolina by 10%. 35% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in human services.