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Human Services Job opportunities for social and human service assistants are expected to be excellent, particularly for applicants with appropriate postsecondary education. The number of social and human service assistants is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations between 2000 and 2010—ranking among the most rapidly growing occupations. The need to replace workers who move into new positions due to advancement or retirement or for other reasons will create many additional job opportunities. This occupation, however, is not attractive to everyone. It can be draining emotionally, and the pay is relatively low. There will be more competition for jobs in urban areas than in rural areas, but qualified applicants should have little difficulty finding employment. Faced with rapid growth in the demand for social and human services, employers are developing new strategies for delivering and funding services. Many employers increasingly rely on social and human service assistants to undertake greater responsibility in delivering services to clients. Opportunities are expected to be best in job-training
programs, residential care facilities, and private social service agencies, which include
such services as adult daycare and meal delivery programs. Demand for these services will
expand with the growing elderly population, who are more likely to need services. In
addition, social and human service assistants will continue to be needed to provide
services to pregnant teenagers, the homeless, the mentally disabled and developmentally
challenged, and those with substance-abuse problems. Offered by:
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