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Mental Health Specialist Hourly Rate

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Updated: 11 May 2013

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Mental Health Specialist 2013 Total Pay (?

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$24,016 - $58,480

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MEDIAN: $34,964

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Mental Health Specialist Job Listings

Recovery Support Specialist (Peer Support - Mental Health)

Apr 26

PRS, Inc - Arlington, VA

electronic health record. QUALIFICATIONS Must be a person with lived experience (consumer past or present) of mental health services. High School Diploma or... - Indeed

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Employment Specialist (Mental Health)

Apr 22

PRS, Inc - Fairfax, VA

with mental illness, autism spectrum disorder, substance use disorder and/ or mild intellectual disabilities to find employment. The Employment Specialist helps... - Indeed

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Disabled Student Services â€“ Learning Disability/Mental Health Specialist (Tenure-Track)

Mar 15

California State University - Fullerton - United States

Disability/Mental Health Specialist. The Learning Disability/Mental Health (LD/MH) Specialist reports... the Directors, the LD/MH Specialist formulates and/or... - Indeed

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$10	$20	$30
Hourly Rate	$10.00 - $24.93
Overtime	$15.00 - $28.49

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$20K	$40K	$60K
Bonus	$0.00 - $4,000
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$24,016 - $58,480
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 11 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 119

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Mental Health Specialist Tasks

Develop treatment, prevention and intervention plans emphasis on prevention.
Manage caseload and documentation.
Gather information about patients using interviews, case histories, observations and assessments.
Provide individual, family and group therapy.

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Companies and Industries for Mental Health Specialist Salaries

Popular Industries

Hourly Rate


Community Mental Health Center	$10.44 - $31.33
Health Care	$11.05 - $39.52
Hospital	$11.57 - $46.13
Counseling Services	$10.75 - $66.50
Human Services Agency	$10.84 - $36.22

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate

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Key Statistics for Mental Health Specialist Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 73%			Male 27%
Hourly Rate:	$11.67 - $16.96			$12.17 - $21.50

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

46%

5-9 years

21%

10-19 years

16%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Bachelor's Degree	$10.31 - $20.13
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology	$8.11 - $16.94

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 77%		Dental: 70%
	Vision: 51%		None: 19%

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