What is the job outlook for an associates degree in Human services?
Asked by Krme
I want to get a associates in human services but I am not sure what types of jobs I can use the degree for or what the outlook is with this economy.

Best Answer:
Typical Careers Those who graduate from a human services associate degree program usually go on to pursue one of the following careers. Also indicated are those careers' median annual income as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) for May 2004: * Social Worker: $39,440 * Counselor: $45,570 * Social and Human Services Assistant: $24,270 Job Outlook The BLS predicts that the demand for social workers will increase faster than the national average until the year 2014. This is due to the rapidly expanding healthcare and elderly care industries. The demand for counselors is expected to increase more quickly than the national average, and the employment of social and human services assistants is expected to increase much faster than the national average through 2014.
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Answered by prog0m