Exactly 10,020 of the 21,140 human services professionals employed in Virginia, work in Fairfax. There has been a 4% growth in the number of human services professionals in Fairfax between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for human services professionals in Fairfax has increased, overall employment in Fairfax has also increased.

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Salaries for human services professionals in Fairfax have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $48,570 per year was earned by human services professionals in Fairfax. The average salary for human services professionals in Fairfax was $46,084 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of human services professionals in Fairfax is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Fairfax human services professionals earn a median yearly salary of $47,224. The difference in pay between the human services professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 162%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $27,630 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $72,256 per year.

On average human services professional salaries in Fairfax are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited human services school in the city. Many of Fairfax's human services professionals are graduates of this school.

Fairfax's human services schools offer 2 human services degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 86 students completed human services courses in 2010.