Human Services Schools In Vermont
Vermont has 8 accredited human services schools where human services faculty who teach human services classes can find employment. The trends in Vermont's human services academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in human services includes human services training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Human Services
- Bachelors degree in Human Services
- Masters degree in Human Services
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Vermont Vs. National Human Services Employment
| Vermont | 4,090 |
| National | 913,960 |
Approximately 0% of the country's human services professionals work in Vermont state.
Employment Growth for Human services professionals In Vermont
| 3,540 | 2,720 | 2,580 | 2,570 | 4,090 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of human services professionals is growing in Vermont. 550 more human services professionals were working in Vermont in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of human services has grown by 16% in Vermont. This growth is slower than the national trend for human services professionals which shows a 25% increase in the number of human services professionals working around the nation.
Human Services VS. All Professions salaries in Vermont
| $39,385 | $39,533 | $39,518 | $43,292 | $41,397 |
| $41,993 | $43,927 | $44,750 | $46,578 | $46,709 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Human Services
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to human services professionals are growing in Vermont. The mean salary for human services professionals in 2006 was $39,385 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $41,397 per year.
Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in Vermont
10th percentile |
$26,810 |
25th percentile |
$31,493 |
50th percentile |
$38,718 |
75th percentile |
$47,603 |
90th percentile |
$62,115 |
Thus, there was a 5% growth in human services professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 132% pay differential between the highest paid human services professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of human services in Vermont.
Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in Vermont
Human Services |
$41,397 |
Mental Health |
$38,968 |
Public Administration |
$97,360 |
Public Health |
$66,540 |
Social Work |
$44,995 |
Sociology |
$0 |
In Vermont, 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 Vermont
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 11 |
As the number of human services professionals is increasing in Vermont state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited human services schools in Vermont state is also increasing. In 2006, 116 students graduated from human services courses in Vermont. And in 2010, 126 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of human services school degree or certificate graduates in Vermont by 9%. Most of these graduates, or 55%, earned a bachelor's degree in human services.