High Growth Careers in Community and Social Services?
Careers in Community and Social Services include working with individuals, families, and persons with substance abuse and other mental health problems in the role of counselor, social worker, or educator. Sound interesting? For those job seekers looking for high growth industries, specific occupations in the field of Community and Social Services show strong prospects for growth and hiring in New York State through 2016: A 10% annual workforce growth rate with at least 100 new annual openings are expected.
Job Title (SOC Code) 						Education & Training Requirements	 		Entry Level Salary (Median) 	Annual Average Openings in NYS 
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (21-1023)	Master's degree						$33,520				380
Health Educators (21-1091)					Master's degree						$32,410				140
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors (21-1011)	Master's degree						$29,270				380
Mental Health Counselors (21-1014)				Master's degree						$23,040				280
Medical and Public Health Social Workers (21-1022)		Bachelor's degree					$35,240				440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers(21-1021)		Bachelor's degree					$33,360				790
Social and Human Service Assistants (21-1093)			Moderate-term on-the-job training			$20,070				1050

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