Educational Counselor Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Approximately 260,000 educational counselors can be found working in the US. Recent data shows that compared to other careers this occupation has a low level of unemployment. Employees without jobs represent 3% of the total.

Area Job Conditions

The most jobs per capita are found in Yuba City (California), Ithaca (New York), and Monroe (Louisiana), and the least jobs per capita are found in Sebastian (Florida), Wausau (Wisconsin), and Myrtle Beach (South Carolina).

The salary for this career is highest in Modesto (California), Cape Coral (Florida), and Ocean City (New Jersey) and lowest in Madera (California), Fort Walton Beach (Florida), and Indianapolis (Indiana).

Training and Education

Most people pursuing this career path get a master's degree. Among educational counselors, 73% have a four year degree. Some 18% of workers started college but did not get a four year degree. A high school diploma was enough for 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

Educational counselors in part-time roles are about 15% of the total. Self-employed workers are about 6% of the total.

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Educational Counselors Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of educational counselors 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 educational counselors.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$54,000	560
Montgomery	$49,000	310
Huntsville	$55,000	240
Mobile	$44,000	200
Auburn	$46,000	150
Tuscaloosa	$39,000	120
Florence	$52,000	90
Anniston	$43,000	80
Gadsden	$52,000	70
Decatur	$57,000	60
Dothan	$51,000	50

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$54,000	320

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$44,000	3,540
Tucson	$46,000	1,240
Flagstaff	$36,000	190
Prescott	$38,000	150
Yuma	$48,000	120
Kingman	$45,000	70

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$56,000	610
Fayetteville	$48,000	370
Fort Smith	$52,000	160
Hot Springs	$46,000	90
Jonesboro	$46,000	90
Pine Bluff	$51,000	70

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
San Diego	$53,000	3,620
Riverside	$61,000	2,990
Santa Ana	$64,000	2,610
San Francisco	$62,000	2,350
Sacramento	$56,000	1,820
Oakland	$60,000	1,580
San Jose	$69,000	1,490
Fresno	$48,000	720
Stockton	$58,000	530
Oxnard	$66,000	520
Visalia	$61,000	410
Santa Barbara	$58,000	360
Bakersfield	$63,000	350
Modesto	$70,000	290
Vallejo	$50,000	270
Chico	$61,000	240
Santa Rosa	$63,000	220
Yuba City	$57,000	210
San Luis Obispo	$63,000	180
Merced	$59,000	170
El Centro	$57,000	160
Madera	$47,000	120
Redding	$47,000	120
Napa	$56,000	110
Hanford	$52,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$51,000	1,600
Colorado Springs	$47,000	450
Boulder	$47,000	250
Fort Collins	$46,000	230
Pueblo	$54,000	140
Greeley	$48,000	110

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$51,000	1,040
Bridgeport	$64,000	720
New Haven	$59,000	710
Norwich	$57,000	210
Waterbury	$63,000	120

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$54,000	700
Dover	$54,000	200

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$64,000	4,510

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Miami	$50,000	2,210
Tampa	$55,000	1,500
Fort Lauderdale	$52,000	1,160
Orlando	$60,000	1,120
Jacksonville	$44,000	1,020
West Palm Beach	$52,000	780
Tallahassee	$56,000	550
Sarasota	$53,000	290
Cape Coral	$73,000	290
Palm Bay		290
Pensacola	$53,000	270
Deltona		250
Gainesville		240
Port St Lucie	$66,000	220
Fort Walton Beach	$43,000	160
Naples		140
Ocala		140
Sebastian	$65,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$56,000	3,380
Augusta	$59,000	340
Savannah	$46,000	260
Athens	$43,000	230
Macon	$48,000	170
Columbus	$58,000	160
Valdosta	$45,000	110
Albany	$51,000	110
Warner Robins	$64,000	90
Gainesville	$49,000	80
Rome	$47,000	80
Brunswick	$53,000	70
Dalton	$62,000	70
Hinesville	$63,000	30

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$54,000	1,130

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$46,000	600
Pocatello	$53,000	90
Idaho Falls	$48,000	70
Coeur Dalene	$61,000	50
Lewiston	$51,000	40

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$70,000	5,370
Rockford	$51,000	340
Peoria	$47,000	270
Bloomington	$53,000	200
Champaign	$55,000	190
Decatur	$50,000	80
Kankakee	$67,000	50

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$40,000	3,370
Gary	$50,000	340
Fort Wayne	$51,000	290
South Bend	$47,000	250
Evansville	$46,000	210
Muncie	$36,000	150
Terre Haute	$44,000	130
Elkhart	$46,000	120
Anderson	$39,000	80
Michigan City	$46,000	70
Kokomo	$52,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$45,000	420
Davenport	$49,000	240
Cedar Rapids	$44,000	180
Iowa City	$45,000	110
Ames	$43,000	90
Waterloo	$43,000	80
Sioux City	$42,000	80
Dubuque	$42,000	70

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$52,000	400
Lawrence	$48,000	120
Topeka	$51,000	110

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$62,000	680
Lexington	$51,000	290
Bowling Green	$45,000	110
Elizabethtown	$64,000	70
Owensboro	$51,000	70

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baton Rouge	$48,000	1,530
New Orleans	$45,000	1,290
Shreveport	$52,000	450
Monroe	$50,000	370
Lafayette	$50,000	280
Houma	$45,000	250
Alexandria		160

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$48,000	330
Lewiston	$42,000	140
Bangor	$43,000	130

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$56,000	2,560
Bethesda	$66,000	1,260
Hagerstown	$49,000	150
Salisbury	$60,000	130
Cumberland	$52,000	80

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$53,000	3,180
Springfield	$53,000	720
Worcester	$54,000	570
Framingham	$65,000	280
Brockton	$49,000	230
Lowell	$66,000	190
Haverhill	$56,000	160
Barnstable Town	$54,000	160
Taunton	$56,000	150
Leominster	$46,000	140
Pittsfield	$57,000	90
Lawrence	$58,000	80
New Bedford	$64,000	70

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$65,000	1,150
Detroit	$51,000	1,100
Grand Rapids	$51,000	440
Lansing	$50,000	260
Ann Arbor	$67,000	200
Kalamazoo	$49,000	200
Flint	$58,000	190
Jackson	$45,000	110
Holland	$48,000	110
Bay City	$51,000	90
Muskegon	$51,000	80
Saginaw	$58,000	80
Battle Creek	$58,000	70
Niles	$52,000	70
Monroe	$60,000	50

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$50,000	2,190
Duluth	$44,000	240
Rochester	$40,000	200
St Cloud	$51,000	90

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$46,000	480
Gulfport	$53,000	110
Hattiesburg	$45,000	90
Pascagoula	$54,000	80

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$51,000	2,400
Kansas City	$52,000	1,540
Springfield	$46,000	330
Columbia	$41,000	280
Joplin	$42,000	150
Jefferson City	$41,000	130
St Joseph	$37,000	120

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$43,000	140
Great Falls	$36,000	130
Missoula	$44,000	60

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$44,000	780
Lincoln	$43,000	250

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$54,000	900
Reno	$52,000	320

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$55,000	200
Manchester	$54,000	150
Rochester	$53,000	100
Portsmouth	$52,000	50

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Newark	$72,000	1,690
Edison	$67,000	1,430
Camden	$68,000	860
Trenton	$63,000	340
Atlantic City	$64,000	170
Vineland	$64,000	130
Ocean City	$71,000	40

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$58,000	520
Las Cruces	$69,000	130
Santa Fe	$45,000	110
Farmington	$48,000	100

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$63,000	11,270
Nassau	$74,000	2,340
Rochester	$51,000	1,290
Buffalo	$54,000	1,270
Albany	$52,000	1,070
Syracuse	$49,000	930
Poughkeepsie	$60,000	680
Utica	$50,000	320
Binghamton	$54,000	260
Ithaca	$55,000	190
Glens Falls	$49,000	170
Kingston	$62,000	160
Elmira	$49,000	120

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$47,000	1,140
Raleigh	$49,000	640
Greensboro	$46,000	450
Durham	$48,000	280
Fayetteville	$45,000	250
Asheville	$44,000	250
Winston Salem	$45,000	250
Wilmington	$45,000	240
Hickory	$46,000	210
Greenville	$46,000	140
Rocky Mount	$45,000	110
Goldsboro	$47,000	100
Burlington	$45,000	90

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Grand Forks	$43,000	210
Fargo	$50,000	160
Bismarck	$52,000	80

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cincinnati	$62,000	1,600
Cleveland	$66,000	1,480
Columbus	$60,000	1,470
Dayton	$59,000	680
Toledo	$52,000	550
Akron	$62,000	510
Youngstown	$49,000	450
Canton	$56,000	250
Mansfield	$57,000	120
Springfield	$45,000	100
Lima	$50,000	80
Sandusky	$62,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$43,000	900
Tulsa	$44,000	700
Lawton	$48,000	100

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$51,000	1,510
Salem	$52,000	240
Eugene	$47,000	200
Medford	$54,000	110
Bend	$50,000	80
Corvallis		50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$53,000	4,150
Pittsburgh	$51,000	2,080
Reading	$51,000	740
Allentown	$52,000	660
Harrisburg	$48,000	640
Erie	$46,000	500
Scranton	$48,000	420
Lancaster	$52,000	280
York	$55,000	270
Johnstown	$50,000	110
Altoona	$45,000	90
Williamsport	$63,000	70
Lebanon	$47,000	70

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$57,000	900

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbia	$45,000	880
Greenville	$57,000	480
Charleston	$47,000	430
Spartanburg	$45,000	240
Florence	$41,000	160
Anderson	$57,000	110
Sumter	$41,000	110
Myrtle Beach	$44,000	40

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$42,000	120
Rapid City	$42,000	110

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$47,000	1,100
Memphis	$44,000	920
Knoxville	$45,000	430
Chattanooga	$45,000	310
Clarksville	$45,000	240
Kingsport	$44,000	180
Johnson City	$41,000	150
Jackson	$44,000	100
Morristown	$41,000	100
Cleveland	$41,000	90

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Houston	$54,000	4,290
Dallas	$54,000	3,100
Fort Worth	$56,000	1,640
San Antonio	$53,000	1,620
Austin	$50,000	1,370
El Paso	$53,000	920
Mcallen	$53,000	770
Brownsville	$53,000	510
Lubbock	$40,000	490
Corpus Christi	$45,000	480
Laredo	$56,000	270
Killeen	$49,000	270
Waco	$47,000	220
Amarillo	$51,000	220
Beaumont	$50,000	220
Wichita Falls	$52,000	150
Odessa		150
Tyler	$45,000	150
Abilene	$43,000	140
Longview	$49,000	130
College Station	$49,000	120
Sherman	$49,000	70
Midland	$50,000	70
San Angelo	$49,000	70
Texarkana	$52,000	60

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$53,000	660
Provo	$50,000	630
Ogden	$41,000	570
Logan	$41,000	140
St George	$45,000	90

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$55,000	190

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Virginia Beach	$53,000	1,470
Richmond	$54,000	930
Lynchburg	$43,000	180
Roanoke	$54,000	180
Harrisonburg	$58,000	160
Charlottesville	$54,000	160
Blacksburg	$47,000	140
Winchester	$48,000	110
Danville	$63,000	100

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$56,000	1,780
Tacoma	$57,000	540
Spokane	$50,000	380
Yakima	$54,000	210
Olympia	$58,000	180
Kennewick	$57,000	160
Bremerton	$54,000	150
Bellingham	$53,000	140
Mount Vernon	$54,000	120
Wenatchee	$44,000	110
Longview	$52,000	70

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$43,000	440
Huntington	$38,000	260
Wheeling	$43,000	110
Parkersburg	$45,000	90
Morgantown	$36,000	90
Weirton	$51,000	60

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$48,000	800
Madison	$53,000	430
Green Bay	$52,000	230
Appleton	$61,000	160
Oshkosh	$40,000	110
Eau Claire	$51,000	100
La Crosse	$51,000	90
Racine	$53,000	90
Janesville	$58,000	80
Sheboygan	$55,000	80
Fond	$52,000	60
Wausau	$54,000	40

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$52,000	90
Casper	$50,000	40

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