Professional Counselor Training and Jobs
Training and Education
Employees often find employers are looking for a master's degree. Professional counselors, in 73% of cases, have bachelor's degree or higher. After high school, 18% of workers pursued some additional career education. Employees, in 9% of cases, had only a high school education.
Area Job Conditions
Professional counselors -of-a-feather seem to flock to Texarkana (Texas), El Paso (Texas), and College Station (Texas). They are less likely to be found around Phoenix (Arizona), Warren (Michigan), and Seattle (Washington).
Compensation of workers is best in Brownsville (Texas), El Paso (Texas), and Dallas (Texas), and much worse in Providence (Rhode Island), Scranton (Pennsylvania), and Fort Walton Beach (Florida).
Part-Time and Self Employment
Professional counselors employed part-time are 15% of the total. Workers, in about 6% of cases, work for themselves.
Professional Counselors by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)
In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.
Alaska
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | $50,000 | 70 | +160% |
Arizona
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | $45,000 | 60 | -80% |
California
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 80 | +51% | |
| Los Angeles | $41,000 | 830 | +21% |
| Oakland | $41,000 | 170 | +1% |
| Riverside | $43,000 | 530 | +162% |
| Sacramento | $51,000 | 170 | +17% |
| San Francisco | $55,000 | 360 | +115% |
| San Jose | $44,000 | 40 | -73% |
| Stockton | 40 | +17% |
Colorado
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 40 | -81% |
District of Columbia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $49,000 | 310 | -25% |
Florida
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | $25,000 | 30 | -4% |
| Deltona | $27,000 | 130 | +428% |
| Fort Lauderdale | $35,000 | 430 | +267% |
| Gainesville | $39,000 | 100 | +420% |
| Jacksonville | $37,000 | 170 | +69% |
| Miami | $35,000 | 300 | +82% |
| Ocala | $40,000 | 60 | +343% |
| Orlando | $37,000 | 130 | -24% |
| Palm Bay | $37,000 | 60 | +87% |
| Pensacola | $32,000 | 90 | +278% |
| Port St Lucie | $42,000 | 40 | +113% |
| Sarasota | $49,000 | 100 | +148% |
| Tallahassee | $29,000 | 170 | +555% |
| Tampa | $41,000 | 390 | +102% |
| West Palm Beach | $40,000 | 110 | +27% |
Georgia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $48,000 | 130 | -67% |
Hawaii
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | $54,000 | 60 | -18% |
Illinois
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign | $49,000 | 70 | +338% |
| Chicago | $43,000 | 1,040 | +64% |
| Rockford | $33,000 | 80 | +256% |
Iowa
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | $40,000 | 60 | +170% |
| Des Moines | $40,000 | 70 | +28% |
Louisiana
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | $40,000 | 150 | +142% |
| Houma | $41,000 | 50 | +238% |
| Lafayette | $44,000 | 40 | +75% |
| Lake Charles | $38,000 | 40 | +193% |
| New Orleans | $34,000 | 250 | +182% |
Maryland
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | $42,000 | 300 | +36% |
| Bethesda | $50,000 | 40 | -59% |
Massachusetts
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | $41,000 | 270 | -8% |
Michigan
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | $35,000 | 160 | +42% |
| Lansing | $44,000 | 50 | +55% |
Minnesota
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | $45,000 | 240 | -20% |
Missouri
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 230 | +35% | |
| St Louis | $36,000 | 40 | -82% |
Nevada
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | $41,000 | 90 | -37% |
New Hampshire
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | $38,000 | 50 | +208% |
| Nashua | $33,000 | 60 | +174% |
New Jersey
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City | $43,000 | 40 | +72% |
| Camden | $48,000 | 360 | +310% |
| Edison | $43,000 | 200 | +16% |
| Newark | $45,000 | 550 | +226% |
| Trenton | $47,000 | 90 | +142% |
New York
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | $38,000 | 70 | -24% |
| Nassau | $46,000 | 150 | -30% |
| New York | $51,000 | 810 | -8% |
| Rochester | $37,000 | 150 | +77% |
| Syracuse | $39,000 | 50 | -4% |
Ohio
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | $45,000 | 70 | -59% |
Oklahoma
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | $45,000 | 110 | +14% |
Oregon
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | $44,000 | 170 | -1% |
Pennsylvania
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | $46,000 | 40 | -30% |
| Erie | $47,000 | 30 | +47% |
| Harrisburg | $17,000 | 70 | +32% |
| Philadelphia | $46,000 | 170 | -47% |
| Pittsburgh | $57,000 | 50 | -74% |
Rhode Island
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | $35,000 | 230 | +146% |
Tennessee
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | $36,000 | 30 | -20% |
| Knoxville | $33,000 | 50 | -10% |
| Memphis | $31,000 | 140 | +35% |
| Nashville | $37,000 | 250 | +101% |
Texas
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | $55,000 | 320 | +142% |
| Beaumont | $51,000 | 130 | +400% |
| Brownsville | $41,000 | 180 | +767% |
| College Station | $51,000 | 70 | +388% |
| Corpus Christi | $56,000 | 90 | +211% |
| Dallas | $63,000 | 1,020 | +188% |
| El Paso | $66,000 | 290 | +545% |
| Fort Worth | $62,000 | 450 | +209% |
| Houston | $58,000 | 1,190 | +167% |
| Killeen | $48,000 | 90 | +340% |
| Laredo | 70 | +481% | |
| Lubbock | $51,000 | 80 | +299% |
| Mcallen | $61,000 | 250 | +565% |
| San Angelo | $55,000 | 40 | +569% |
| San Antonio | $56,000 | 310 | +111% |
| Texarkana | $52,000 | 40 | +396% |
| Waco | $50,000 | 50 | +220% |
| Wichita Falls | $54,000 | 70 | +749% |
Virginia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg | $33,000 | 110 | +612% |
| Richmond | $36,000 | 170 | +65% |
| Roanoke | $39,000 | 30 | +20% |
| Virginia Beach | $40,000 | 380 | +198% |
Washington
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $53,000 | 50 | -79% |
West Virginia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | $65,000 | 60 | +157% |
Wisconsin
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton | $30,000 | 40 | +120% |
| Green Bay | $31,000 | 50 | +84% |
| Madison | $51,000 | 100 | +78% |
| Milwaukee | $36,000 | 580 | +314% |