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Job Numbers and Growth

There are an estimated 27,000 professional counselors nationally. Most recently, workers have experienced a low level of joblessness. An estimated 3% of employees did not have employment in 2008.

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).

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. 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

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%