October 20, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Helping those in need: Human service workers

Employment and wages for selected human service workers in social assistance, May 2010
Occupation	Employment	Median annual wages
Social and human service assistants	130,210	$26,550
Child, family, and school social workers	76,180	34,640
Rehabilitation counselors	50,730	29,650
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	25,410	35,720
Mental health counselors	24,000	37,410
Educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors	20,930	35,370
Healthcare social workers	18,880	38,910
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	14,190	36,790
Social workers, all other	13,880	36,340
Marriage and family therapists	10,880	41,320
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	8,000	56,080
Counselors, all other	6,360	33,170

These data are featured in the TED article, Helping those in need: Human service workers.

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