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Mental Health Services Technician

478 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
#44 in Popularity
$31,090 Median Salary

Types of Degrees Mental Health Services Technician Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many psychiatric/mental health services technician graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 1,265
Undergraduate Certificate 714
Bachelor’s Degree 478
Basic Certificate 314
Doctor’s Degree 6
Graduate Certificate 2

What Mental Health Services Technician Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, psychiatric/mental health services technician majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Majors

Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

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  • Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Skills for Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to psychiatric/mental health services technician:

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  • Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Abilities for Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Majors

Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

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  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
  • Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

What Can You Do With a Mental Health Services Technician Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with psychiatric/mental health services technician:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Psychiatric Aides 5.6% $29,180
Psychiatric Technicians 5.9% $32,870

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services Technician?

478 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
88% Percent Women
39% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major is dominated by women with about 88% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of psychiatric/mental health services technician majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 63
Hispanic or Latino 86
White 251
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 65

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician, too. About 1.0% of those with this major are international students.

How Much Do Mental Health Services Technician Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician majors often go into careers where salaries can range from $31,090 to $37,760 (25th to 75th percentile). This range includes all degree levels, so you may expect those with a more advanced degree to make more while those with less advanced degrees will typically make less.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

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Some degrees associated with psychiatric/mental health services technician may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to psychiatric/mental health services technician have obtained the following education levels.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 57.0%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) 1.7%
Some College Courses 10.0%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 2.9%
Bachelor’s Degree 8.7%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. 3.6%
Master’s Degree 16.0%

Online Mental Health Services Technician Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 schools offered some type of psychiatric/mental health services technician program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 32 5
Certificate (2-4 Years) 1 0
Associate’s Degree 69 4
Bachelor’s Degree 0 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 0 0
Post-Master’s 2 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 1 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

Is a Degree in Mental Health Services Technician Worth It?

The median salary for a psychiatric/mental health services technician grad is $31,090 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

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You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to psychiatric/mental health services technician.

Major Number of Grads
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 7,609
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,433
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 4,069
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,405
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,534
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,526
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 328
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 288
Trauma Counseling 56
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 13
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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