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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
21-1012 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
296,460 |
0.8 % |
$29.33 |
$61,000 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$16.53 |
$21.16 |
$27.42 |
$35.79 |
$46.20 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$34,380 |
$44,010 |
$57,040 |
$74,430 |
$96,090 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
146,430 |
1.70 |
$32.53 |
$67,670 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
70,480 |
2.28 |
$25.98 |
$54,030 |
Junior Colleges |
24,420 |
3.43 |
$30.39 |
$63,210 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
10,520 |
3.23 |
$21.62 |
$44,960 |
Educational Support Services |
8,310 |
4.23 |
$27.68 |
$57,570 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Educational Support Services |
8,310 |
4.23 |
$27.68 |
$57,570 |
Junior Colleges |
24,420 |
3.43 |
$30.39 |
$63,210 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
10,520 |
3.23 |
$21.62 |
$44,960 |
Technical and Trade Schools |
3,770 |
2.78 |
$24.97 |
$51,950 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
70,480 |
2.28 |
$25.98 |
$54,030 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
32,650 |
1.88 |
0.93 |
$37.62 |
$78,250 |
New York |
26,500 |
2.78 |
1.38 |
$33.12 |
$68,890 |
Texas |
25,810 |
2.08 |
1.03 |
$29.07 |
$60,470 |
Florida |
19,030 |
2.16 |
1.07 |
$24.14 |
$50,200 |
Illinois |
13,210 |
2.19 |
1.09 |
$27.24 |
$56,650 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Vermont |
1,030 |
3.36 |
1.67 |
$25.98 |
$54,030 |
Louisiana |
6,160 |
3.20 |
1.59 |
$26.68 |
$55,500 |
New Hampshire |
2,080 |
3.15 |
1.56 |
$26.76 |
$55,660 |
Arizona |
8,850 |
3.09 |
1.53 |
$24.59 |
$51,140 |
Hawaii |
1,780 |
2.80 |
1.39 |
$29.23 |
$60,790 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
32,650 |
1.88 |
0.93 |
$37.62 |
$78,250 |
New Jersey |
7,010 |
1.72 |
0.85 |
$35.18 |
$73,160 |
Maryland |
5,810 |
2.15 |
1.07 |
$33.84 |
$70,380 |
New York |
26,500 |
2.78 |
1.38 |
$33.12 |
$68,890 |
District of Columbia |
1,740 |
2.41 |
1.19 |
$33.08 |
$68,810 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
22,420 |
2.32 |
1.15 |
$35.43 |
$73,700 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
12,210 |
1.96 |
0.97 |
$38.45 |
$79,980 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,290 |
2.20 |
1.09 |
$28.30 |
$58,860 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
7,200 |
2.72 |
1.35 |
$24.47 |
$50,890 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
6,490 |
3.06 |
1.52 |
$25.43 |
$52,900 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,480 |
2.04 |
1.01 |
$37.00 |
$76,960 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,390 |
1.75 |
0.87 |
$31.15 |
$64,800 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,760 |
1.89 |
0.93 |
$30.75 |
$63,960 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,690 |
2.03 |
1.01 |
$33.70 |
$70,100 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,520 |
2.01 |
1.00 |
$29.19 |
$60,720 |
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