Family Therapist Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

About 25,000 family therapists are working in the US. Unemployment for workers ranks low among occupations in the US. In 2008, 3% of employees were not able to find jobs.

Area Job Conditions

Popular cities for family therapists include Ocean City (New Jersey), Camden (New Jersey), and Santa Rosa (California), and the least popular are Kansas City (Missouri), Denver (Colorado), and Chicago (Illinois).

Workers looking for high paying jobs should consider Honolulu (Hawaii), Durham (North Carolina), and Bridgeport (Connecticut), and avoid Tampa (Florida), Jacksonville (Florida), and Nashville (Tennessee).

Training and Education

Employees often get a master's degree before beginning their career. About 73% of family therapists have four year degrees. Workers that went to college (but did not get a bachelor's degree) are about 18% of the total. Some employees, about 9%, did not pursue education beyond high-school. 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.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time family therapists are 15% of the total. Among workers, about 6% are self-employed.

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Family Therapists Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of family therapists compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for family therapists.

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Kingman	$43,000	30

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Santa Ana	$41,000	670
San Diego	$50,000	420
Oakland	$53,000	400
Riverside	$48,000	370
Santa Rosa	$48,000	250
San Jose	$46,000	180
Santa Barbara	$49,000	180
Oxnard		180
Sacramento	$58,000	110
Redding	$49,000	50

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$41,000	60

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$53,000	80
Bridgeport	$67,000	50
Norwich	$48,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$51,000	180

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$56,000	290

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fort Lauderdale		280
Tampa	$37,000	240
West Palm Beach	$47,000	80
Lakeland	$41,000	60
Ocala	$36,000	40
Jacksonville	$35,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$86,000	30

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$43,000	60

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis		130
Evansville		100
Fort Wayne	$41,000	50
South Bend	$45,000	50

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$41,000	180

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$45,000	940
Bethesda	$51,000	60

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Detroit	$39,000	100
Warren	$33,000	80

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$48,000	620
Duluth		40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$59,000	240
Kansas City	$45,000	50

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$45,000	60

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Camden	$55,000	1,040
Newark	$56,000	950
Edison	$53,000	780
Atlantic City	$56,000	160
Ocean City	$53,000	70

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$50,000	870
Albany	$40,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Durham	$66,000	60

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cincinnati	$49,000	170

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tulsa	$36,000	50

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$42,000	230

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$50,000	230
Allentown	$54,000	80
York	$40,000	50
Harrisburg	$44,000	30

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Rapid City	$42,000	50

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$28,000	300
Memphis	$36,000	110

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fort Worth	$39,000	90

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Virginia Beach	$38,000	220

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$45,000	90
Tacoma	$49,000	60
Spokane	$34,000	40

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$56,000	170

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