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South Dakota Vs. National Human Services Employment

South Dakota	2,190
National	913,960

Of all of the human services professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in South Dakota state.

Employment Growth for Human services professionals In South Dakota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,600	1,650	1,930	2,060	2,190

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of human services professionals is growing in South Dakota. There were 590 more human services professionals working in South Dakota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of human services has grown by 37% in South Dakota. 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 Dakota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$37,190	$37,928	$38,578	$39,358	$39,792
$38,163	$39,417	$40,567	$40,767	$40,691

Light Blue: Human Services
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to human services professionals are growing in South Dakota. The mean salary for human services professionals in 2006 was $37,190 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $39,792 per year.

Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in South Dakota

10th percentile	$29,866
25th percentile	$33,848
50th percentile	$38,344
75th percentile	$44,734
90th percentile	$51,746

This represents a 7% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of human services, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid human services professionals earning 73% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in South Dakota state.

Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in South Dakota

Human Services	$39,792
Mental Health	$34,098
Public Administration	$72,833
Public Health	$54,880
Social Work	$44,055
Sociology	$56,000

Human services professionals in South Dakota earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in South Dakota

associate	4
bachelor	5
master	1
doctor	0
Certificate	2
Total	12

As the number of human services professionals is increasing in South Dakota state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited human services schools in South Dakota state is also increasing. In South Dakota, there were 77 graduates in 2006. And there were 131 graduates from human services courses in 2010.

There was an increase in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in South Dakota by 70%. A majority of these graduates, or 42%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in human services.

Human Services Faculty Salaries in South Dakota

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