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Career Information for Human Service Assistants in Florida

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Fast Facts for Human Service Assistants in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Gainesville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Orlando, Fort Walton Beach, and Naples
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Tampa, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale

Salaries for Human Service Assistants in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Naples. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Human Service Assistants in Florida are listed below.

Selected Human Services Assistant Schools in Florida

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Clearwater, Daytona Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Maitland, Miami, Miramar, Orange Park, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Plantation, Sarasota, Tampa, Temple Terrace

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Human Services, Human Services Management, Online Program - Human Services Management, Online Program - Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Human Service Assistants in Florida

University of Phoenix Online
Online

Providing the flexibility of a 100% online education. Receive lectures, questions and assignments from instructors electronically. Students study them at their convenience.

  • Programs: Human Services Management, Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Human Services
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Advanced Start BS In Human Services, Human Services, Human Services - Human Services Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Psychology/Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Florida Human Services Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Barry UniversityMiamiDoctorate8,733
Beacon CollegeLeesburgBachelor117
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahasseeMasters & First Professional11,562
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonDoctorate26,193
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort MyersDoctorate9,339
Florida International UniversityMiamiDoctorate & First Professional38,182
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeDoctorate & First Professional40,555
Saint Leo UniversitySaint LeoMasters13,788
Saint Thomas UniversityMiami GardensDoctorate & First Professional2,407
Southeastern University LakelandLakelandMasters3,069
The University of West FloridaPensacolaDoctorate10,358
University of Central FloridaOrlandoDoctorate48,398
University of South FloridaTampaDoctorate & First Professional44,870
Warner UniversityLake WalesMasters1,181

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Human Service Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Human Service Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Human Service Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

FLORIDA

   
Pensacola610$23,0601.8
Tallahassee360$24,3301
Gainesville210$27,6000.8
Miami1,550$29,9100.7
Port St. Lucie180$23,8800.6
Palm Bay280$30,1100.6
Panama City90$26,7800.6
Fort Lauderdale1,050$34,6300.6
Tampa1,740$27,5200.6
Deltona210$26,8400.6
Ocala110$28,3400.5
Sarasota300$30,2200.5
Jacksonville600$30,3400.4
Cape Coral200$31,0600.4
Lakeland180$29,8800.4
West Palm Beach500$33,8900.4
Naples70$31,8200.3
Fort Walton Beach40$31,6100.2
Orlando510$30,2900.2
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