Rehab Counselor Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Rehab counselors hold about 141,000 positions nationally. As an occupation, this career is ranked low for unemployment rate. About 3% of employees could not obtain a job in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs in this career are most numerous in Longview (Washington), Lawrence (Massachusetts), and Idaho Falls (Idaho), and least common in Houston (Texas), Gary (Indiana), and Las Vegas (Nevada).

Salaries vary the US, with the highest being found in Providence (Rhode Island), Pueblo (Colorado), and Yakima (Washington). The lowest salaries for this job are in Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Lawton (Oklahoma), and Idaho Falls (Idaho).

Training and Education

Getting a master's degree will improve one'schance of landing a job in this field. Rehab counselors with at least a bachelor's degree are 73% of the total. Approximately 18% of workers started college, but did not pursue a bachelor's degree. High school was sufficient education for 9% of people in this field. 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

Approximately, 15% of rehab counselors work part-time. In this field, about 6% work for themselves.

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Rehab Counselors Around the Country

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

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$31,000	320
Montgomery	$39,000	150
Gadsden	$30,000	140
Anniston	$36,000	40
Tuscaloosa	$36,000	40
Huntsville		40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage		80

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$31,000	1,060
Prescott	$46,000	70

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$39,000	130
Hot Springs	$40,000	40
Jonesboro	$32,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Diego	$37,000	890
Riverside	$34,000	720
Oakland	$46,000	610
San Francisco	$36,000	520
Santa Ana	$39,000	450
Sacramento	$31,000	400
Bakersfield	$38,000	360
Visalia	$34,000	310
San Jose	$52,000	270
Vallejo		120
Fresno		80
Modesto	$29,000	60
Redding	$25,000	60
Santa Rosa	$45,000	60
San Luis Obispo	$29,000	50
Santa Cruz	$40,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boulder	$34,000	520
Denver	$35,000	490
Grand Junction	$28,000	90
Fort Collins	$43,000	60
Colorado Springs	$38,000	50
Pueblo	$54,000	40

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Haven	$39,000	800
Hartford	$44,000	700
Bridgeport	$43,000	670
Norwich	$45,000	160
Waterbury	$36,000	90

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$33,000	380

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$34,000	2,860

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$36,000	440
Miami	$38,000	340
Fort Lauderdale	$34,000	310
Orlando	$32,000	290
Tallahassee	$36,000	290
West Palm Beach	$43,000	220
Jacksonville	$40,000	210
Pensacola	$30,000	210
Cape Coral	$35,000	170
Palm Bay	$33,000	100
Ocala	$31,000	80
Deltona	$36,000	70
Lakeland	$30,000	70
Sarasota	$38,000	50
Gainesville	$43,000	40

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$37,000	760
Augusta	$31,000	100
Savannah	$36,000	80

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$38,000	240

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boise	$38,000	430
Idaho Falls	$23,000	240
Coeur Dalene	$42,000	100
Lewiston	$46,000	40

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$39,000	1,740
Peoria	$31,000	160
Decatur	$28,000	70
Springfield	$49,000	50

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$28,000	410
Fort Wayne	$36,000	150
Evansville		70
Bloomington	$24,000	60
Muncie	$31,000	50
Gary	$42,000	40
South Bend	$37,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Des Moines	$29,000	500
Cedar Rapids	$26,000	410
Sioux City	$35,000	200
Waterloo	$35,000	110
Iowa City	$28,000	100

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Wichita	$37,000	160
Lawrence	$26,000	90
Topeka	$31,000	30

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Louisville	$36,000	270
Lexington	$35,000	180
Bowling Green	$36,000	140

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$38,000	180
Shreveport	$38,000	170
Baton Rouge	$36,000	130

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$40,000	110
Bangor	$38,000	30

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$35,000	1,190
Bethesda	$30,000	900
Salisbury	$24,000	120
Hagerstown	$31,000	80

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$37,000	1,370
Worcester	$41,000	460
Springfield	$36,000	410
Lawrence	$30,000	360
Brockton	$34,000	140
Pittsfield	$31,000	130
Leominster	$34,000	110
Taunton	$37,000	70
Lowell	$40,000	60
New Bedford	$44,000	40
Framingham	$44,000	40
Haverhill	$26,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren		360
Detroit	$44,000	250
Lansing	$50,000	130
Grand Rapids	$41,000	90
Bay City	$37,000	50

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$43,000	1,230
Duluth	$40,000	150
St Cloud	$48,000	100

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$37,000	170

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$33,000	1,380
Kansas City	$29,000	1,050
Springfield	$30,000	280
Jefferson City	$31,000	120
Columbia	$34,000	110
St Joseph	$32,000	90
Joplin	$33,000	60

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Missoula	$36,000	40
Great Falls	$35,000	40
Billings	$44,000	30

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$30,000	550
Lincoln	$27,000	260

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$40,000	110

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester		60
Portsmouth	$44,000	30

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Newark	$40,000	1,640
Camden	$33,000	1,200
Edison	$35,000	1,150
Trenton	$49,000	190
Vineland	$31,000	90

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Santa Fe	$41,000	240
Albuquerque	$35,000	70

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$31,000	8,360
Rochester	$26,000	1,080
Poughkeepsie	$29,000	750
Syracuse	$24,000	750
Kingston	$27,000	220
Binghamton	$28,000	170
Glens Falls	$31,000	160
Ithaca	$24,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$32,000	920
Raleigh	$32,000	480
Greensboro	$32,000	270
Durham	$32,000	200
Winston Salem	$28,000	110
Asheville	$35,000	90
Hickory	$40,000	90
Greenville	$33,000	60
Wilmington	$44,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Fargo	$41,000	80
Bismarck		60
Grand Forks	$40,000	30

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$45,000	600
Cleveland	$43,000	520
Cincinnati	$42,000	500
Youngstown	$40,000	280
Akron	$43,000	270
Dayton	$41,000	260
Toledo	$38,000	210
Canton	$33,000	150
Mansfield	$34,000	140
Lima	$50,000	50

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Oklahoma City	$27,000	670
Tulsa	$26,000	210
Lawton	$24,000	30

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salem	$44,000	150
Eugene	$31,000	150
Medford	$34,000	100

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$31,000	2,350
Pittsburgh	$36,000	1,230
Allentown	$34,000	400
Harrisburg	$38,000	210
Scranton	$39,000	190
Reading	$39,000	140
Lancaster	$35,000	140
York	$38,000	80
State College	$29,000	50
Williamsport	$37,000	40
Altoona		30

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$48,000	330

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$29,000	420
Columbia	$42,000	230
Greenville	$29,000	120

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$37,000	110
Rapid City	$33,000	60

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Memphis	$36,000	450
Nashville	$26,000	450
Kingsport	$27,000	120
Clarksville	$34,000	30

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Austin	$35,000	480
Fort Worth	$35,000	480
Houston	$39,000	430
Dallas	$40,000	400
San Antonio	$41,000	140
El Paso	$37,000	100
Beaumont	$32,000	100
Corpus Christi		70
Victoria	$33,000	50
Mcallen	$45,000	40
Tyler	$35,000	40
Abilene	$34,000	40
Lubbock	$40,000	30
Texarkana	$39,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$39,000	170
Provo	$40,000	80
Ogden	$43,000	70

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Richmond	$30,000	1,490
Virginia Beach	$31,000	1,220
Lynchburg	$28,000	350
Roanoke	$34,000	130
Harrisonburg	$44,000	70
Charlottesville	$50,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Spokane	$46,000	670
Olympia	$49,000	240
Longview	$31,000	220
Yakima	$52,000	210
Kennewick	$37,000	190
Bremerton		170
Bellingham	$37,000	130
Mount Vernon	$39,000	120
Wenatchee	$41,000	60

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Wheeling	$28,000	130
Charleston	$41,000	80
Huntington	$33,000	80

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$38,000	500
Madison	$32,000	250
Racine	$35,000	60
Green Bay	$40,000	50
Oshkosh	$40,000	30
La Crosse	$36,000	30

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