Counselor Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Government estimates of jobs for counselors total about 27,000. This career is ranked low for jobless rates in comparison to other careers. The unemployment rate for employees was about 3% in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Relative to population, you will find the most counselors in Texarkana (Texas), El Paso (Texas), and College Station (Texas), and the least in Phoenix (Arizona), Warren (Michigan), and Seattle (Washington).

Statistics show that you can earn the most in this career in Brownsville (Texas), El Paso (Texas), and Dallas (Texas), and will have the lowest earnings in Providence (Rhode Island), Scranton (Pennsylvania), and Fort Walton Beach (Florida).

Training and Education

People often have a master's degree before landing a job in this field. Four year degrees are held by 73% of counselors. About 18% of workers started college but did not get a 4 year degree. A high school education is the highest level achieved by 9% of employees. 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 workers represent 15% of all counselors. Workers working on their own represent 6% of the total.

Our counselor career and school information is provided by CTI Career Search.