Human Services
The Human Services pathway includes careers related to early childhood development, counseling, mental health, personal care, and family, community, and consumer services. Over 829 annual job openings in Human Services are expected in the next ten years, including occupations in health care, one of Montana's highest growing industries.
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Associate Degree/Certificate
Childcare Worker
- Average Salary: $26,720
- Job Growth (10 yr): Average
Social & Human Service Assistant
- Average Salary: $32,920
- Job Growth (10 yr): Very fast
Bachelor's Degree
Social Worker
- Average Salary: $51,230
- Job Growth (10 yr): Average
Rehabilitation Counselor
- Average Salary: $39,860
- Job Growth (10 yr): Very fast
Master's/Doctoral Degree
Social & Community Service Manager
- Average Salary: $63,110
- Job Growth (10 yr): Very fast
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Counselor
- Average Salary: $41,790
- Job Growth (10 yr): Very fast
Make Your Way Into the Human Services Field
Whether you’re just exploring in high school, still undecided as a college student, or an adult who is wondering if this field is right for you, you can take steps today to enter the human services field. Find out what you can do no matter where you are.
- Child Development
- Foods and Nutrition
- Early Childhood Education
- Family Life
- Personal Finance
- Life Skills/Prep for Life
- Senior Year Math
- Accounting
- Introduction to Business
- Sociology
- Economics
- Career Planning
- Early Childhood Education
- Human Services
- Social Work
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Community Health
- Job Shadow
- Camp Counselor
- Coach
- Peer Mentor/Tutor
- Childcare
- Teacher's Aide
- Non-Profit Volunteer (e.g. Food Bank, YMCA, Boys & Girls Club)
- Early Childhood Education
- Human Services
- Social Work
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Community Health