Marriage And Family Therapy Providers: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Marriage And Family Therapy Providers

Career and Education Info

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 25,000 marriage and family therapy providers in the United States. Unemployment for this occupation is low when compared to other careers.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

15% of employees work on a part-time basis. 6% of the time, people working as marriage and family therapy providers are their own boss.

Training and Education

If you want to pursue this career, you will benefit from having a master's degree. The percentage of employees with a 4 year degree is 73%. According to 2008 data 18% of marriage and family therapy providers have attended college, but do not have a degree. Among workers, 9% have a high-school diploma, but no college education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs for this occupation are most common in Ocean City (New Jersey), Camden (New Jersey), and Santa Rosa (California), but are rarer in Kansas City (Missouri), Denver (Colorado), and Chicago (Illinois).

Marriage and family therapy providers are paid comparatively more in Honolulu (Hawaii), Durham (North Carolina), and Bridgeport (Connecticut) and comparatively less in Tampa (Florida), Jacksonville (Florida), and Nashville (Tennessee).

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Marriage And Family Therapy Providers: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Marriage And Family Therapy Providers, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Marriage And Family Therapy Providers are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Marriage And Family Therapy Providers are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Arizona	Kingman	30	$42,980	5.6
California	Oakland	400	$53,130	3.2
California	Oxnard	180		5.1
California	Redding	50	$49,210	7
California	Riverside	370	$48,370	2.4
California	Sacramento	110	$58,450	1
California	San Diego	420	$50,020	2.6
California	San Jose	180	$46,390	1.6
California	Santa Ana	670	$40,900	3.6
California	Santa Barbara	180	$48,880	9.3
California	Santa Rosa	250	$48,350	11.8
Colorado	Denver	60	$40,810	0.4
Connecticut	Bridgeport	50	$67,190	1
Connecticut	Hartford	80	$52,550	1.2
Connecticut	Norwich	40	$48,460	2.8
Delaware	Wilmington	180	$51,260	4.6
District of Columbia	Washington	290	$55,780	1
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	280		3.2
Florida	Jacksonville	40	$34,970	0.6
Florida	Lakeland	60	$41,300	2.7
Florida	Ocala	40	$35,780	3.8
Florida	Tampa	240	$37,200	1.6
Florida	West Palm Beach	80	$47,120	1.2
Hawaii	Honolulu	30	$86,360	0.6
Illinois	Chicago	60	$42,600	0.1
Indiana	Evansville	100		5
Indiana	Fort Wayne	50	$40,750	2
Indiana	Indianapolis	130		1.2
Indiana	South Bend	50	$44,930	3.2
Iowa	Des Moines	180	$41,010	4.7
Maryland	Baltimore	940	$44,650	6
Maryland	Bethesda	60	$50,830	0.9
Michigan	Detroit	100	$38,910	1.2
Michigan	Warren	80	$32,840	0.6
Minnesota	Duluth	40		2.8
Minnesota	Minneapolis	620	$48,400	2.9
Missouri	Kansas City	50	$45,350	0.4
Missouri	St Louis	240	$58,870	1.5
Nebraska	Omaha	60	$44,500	1.1
New Jersey	Atlantic City	160	$56,330	9.5
New Jersey	Camden	1,040	$55,390	16.4
New Jersey	Edison	780	$53,200	6.3
New Jersey	Newark	950	$56,050	7.8
New Jersey	Ocean City	70	$53,070	16.5
New York	Albany	40	$39,750	0.8
New York	New York	870	$50,150	1.4
North Carolina	Durham	60	$66,270	1.9
Ohio	Cincinnati	170	$49,350	1.4
Oklahoma	Tulsa	50	$36,240	1
Oregon	Portland	230	$42,170	1.8
Pennsylvania	Allentown	80	$54,340	2
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	30	$44,490	0.8
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	230	$49,580	1
Pennsylvania	York	50	$39,550	2.4
South Dakota	Rapid City	50	$41,670	7.5
Tennessee	Memphis	110	$36,290	1.5
Tennessee	Nashville	300	$27,920	3.3
Texas	Fort Worth	90	$39,080	0.9
Virginia	Virginia Beach	220	$38,100	2.4
Washington	Seattle	90	$44,590	0.5
Washington	Spokane	40	$33,800	1.6
Washington	Tacoma	60	$49,150	1.9
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	170	$55,990	1.7

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