Developmental Services Worker
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Developmental Services Worker degree recipients are Danvers, MA, Mississippi State, MS, and George Mason, VA. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Developmental Services Worker degree recipients are Danvers, MA, Holyoke, MA, and Elko, NV. The most common degree awarded to students studying Developmental Services Worker is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Developmental Services Worker and the types of students that study this field. North Shore Community College awards the most degrees in Developmental Services Worker in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Developmental Services Worker, followed by Holyoke Community College.
Tuition costs for Developmental Services Worker majors are, on average, $10,052 for in-state public colleges, and $37,250 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Developmental Services Worker programs are Public, 2-year institutions (7 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (31 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Developmental Services Worker, is Public, 2-year (31 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Developmental Services Worker programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
North Shore Community College has the most Developmental Services Worker degree recipients, with 17 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Developmental Services Worker.
Out of all institutions that offer Developmental Services Worker programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, North Shore Community College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Developmental Services Worker, with 2.37%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Developmental Services Worker by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Human Sciences graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $68,955 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
The industry that employs the most Human Sciences majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $68,955 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Human Sciences majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Human Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Human Sciences majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Health diagnosing & treating practitioners, all other.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Human Sciences majors are Surgeons, Transportation inspectors, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists.
The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.97%, from 424,717 in 2023 to 433,073 in 2024.
The largest single share of Human Sciences graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (9.14%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Human Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Child day care services.
The highest paying industries of Human Sciences majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products, and Miscellaneous paper & pulp products.
The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.97%, from 424,717 in 2023 to 433,073 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Human Sciences graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Human Sciences.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Human Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Human Sciences in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Human Sciences is 42.5.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold Human Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Human Sciences (32 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Human Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 32 years old, which represent 3.09% and 3.09% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Developmental Services Worker are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Human Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Developmental Services Worker.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Developmental Services Worker for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Postbaccalaureate Certificate recipients in Developmental Services Worker.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Jordan that hold Human Sciences degrees (3.64 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (6,148 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Developmental Services Worker field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Developmental Services Worker majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Developmental Services Worker majors need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, and Operation and Control.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Developmental Services Worker majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Service Orientation is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.
