Marriage And Family Therapy Providers Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

Marriage and family therapy providers nationally number 25,000. The unemployment level for workers is low, compared to other occupations. About 3% of employees were unemployed recently.

Flexibility

In 6% of the cases, marriage and family therapy providers work for themselves. About 15% of workers work less than full-time.

Education

Employees are generally expected to have a master's degree. About 73% of marriage and family therapy providers hold a bachelor's degree or better. Currently 18% of workers have some college education, though not a degree. About 9% of employees were able to get their jobs with a high-school diploma.

Local Outlook

Marriage and family therapy providers are relatively common in Ocean City (New Jersey), Trenton (New Jersey), and Camden (New Jersey). They are rarer in Boston (Massachusetts), Orlando (Florida), and Chicago (Illinois). Workers are paid highest in Oxnard (California), Bridgeport (Connecticut), and Flint (Michigan), and lowest in Santa Ana (California), Birmingham (Alabama), and Orlando (Florida).

Detailed local employment conditions for Marriage And Family Therapy Providers in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Marriage And Family Therapy Providers

Employment info for Marriage And Family Therapy Providers, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Alabama	Birmingham	0.82	50	$33,000
Arizona	Tucson	1.14	50	$42,000
California	Los Angeles	3.49	1,740	$46,000
California	Oakland	3.52	430	$52,000
California	Oxnard	1.69	60	$84,000
California	Riverside	2.24	350	$41,000
California	Sacramento	1.4	150	$53,000
California	San Diego	1.7	270	$46,000
California	San Jose	1.76	190	$38,000
California	Santa Ana	3.03	560	$38,000
Colorado	Denver	0.41	60	$39,000
Connecticut	Bridgeport	1.16	60	$62,000
Connecticut	Danbury	5.36	40	$44,000
Connecticut	Hartford	1.19	80	$52,000
District of Columbia	Washington	1.15	320	$52,000
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	2.47	220	$57,000
Florida	Jacksonville	0.69	50	$44,000
Florida	Miami	1.17	140	$43,000
Florida	Orlando	0.32	40	$33,000
Florida	Tampa	0.67	100	$44,000
Florida	West Palm Beach	0.9	60	$44,000
Illinois	Chicago	0.17	80	$42,000
Indiana	Evansville	4.54	90
Indiana	Fort Wayne	1.22	30	$41,000
Indiana	Indianapolis	0.57	60	$42,000
Indiana	South Bend	3.21	50	$41,000
Iowa	Des Moines	5.08	190	$38,000
Maryland	Baltimore	7.95	1,220	$43,000
Massachusetts	Boston	0.34	70	$53,000
Michigan	Flint	2.48	40	$57,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	1.57	340	$51,000
Minnesota	St Cloud	2.78	30	$53,000
Missouri	Kansas City	0.41	50
Missouri	St Louis	1.55	250
Nebraska	Omaha	2.61	140	$40,000
New Hampshire	Rochester	8.77	50	$43,000
New Jersey	Atlantic City	10.89	170	$54,000
New Jersey	Camden	16.81	1,060	$55,000
New Jersey	Edison	6.92	840	$52,000
New Jersey	Newark	7.92	950	$56,000
New Jersey	Ocean City	19.27	80	$52,000
New Jersey	Trenton	19.18	480	$57,000
New York	Albany	0.78	40	$41,000
New York	New York	1.39	840	$51,000
Ohio	Cincinnati	1.39	170	$43,000
Ohio	Toledo	0.8	30	$46,000
Ohio	Youngstown	1.09	30	$54,000
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	1.8	120	$39,000
Pennsylvania	Allentown	1.29	50	$50,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1.49	330	$49,000
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	1.1	150	$42,000
Texas	El Paso	1.35	40	$37,000
Utah	Salt Lake City	0.42	30	$44,000
Washington	Seattle	0.47	80	$44,000
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	1.18	120	$56,000