Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
21-1019 Counselors, All Other
All counselors not listed separately.
National estimates for Counselors, All Other
Industry profile for Counselors, All Other
Geographic profile for Counselors, All Other
National estimates for Counselors, All Other:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Counselors, All Other:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 27,310 |
5.6 % |
$ 24.42 |
$ 50,800 |
1.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Counselors, All Other:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.00 |
$ 16.92 |
$ 22.00 |
$ 29.66 |
$ 37.99 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,120 |
$ 35,190 |
$ 45,760 |
$ 61,700 |
$ 79,030 |
Industry profile for Counselors, All Other:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Counselors, All Other are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Counselors, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Counselors, All Other:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Individual and Family Services |
5,220 |
0.20 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 48,770 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
3,800 |
0.17 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,390 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
3,130 |
0.06 |
$ 28.33 |
$ 58,930 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
2,550 |
0.28 |
$ 25.41 |
$ 52,850 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
2,300 |
0.03 |
$ 26.26 |
$ 54,620 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Counselors, All Other:
Top paying industries for Counselors, All Other:
Geographic profile for Counselors, All Other:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Counselors, All Other are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Counselors, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Counselors, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,460 |
0.45 |
2.31 |
$ 27.04 |
$ 56,230 |
| Texas |
2,230 |
0.18 |
0.94 |
$ 27.18 |
$ 56,530 |
| Louisiana |
2,090 |
1.16 |
5.91 |
$ 18.83 |
$ 39,180 |
| Florida |
1,810 |
0.21 |
1.09 |
$ 17.45 |
$ 36,300 |
| New Jersey |
1,240 |
0.33 |
1.67 |
$ 33.85 |
$ 70,410 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counselors, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
2,090 |
1.16 |
5.91 |
$ 18.83 |
$ 39,180 |
| Utah |
920 |
0.62 |
3.15 |
$ 20.80 |
$ 43,260 |
| West Virginia |
330 |
0.50 |
2.56 |
$ 17.76 |
$ 36,950 |
| California |
7,460 |
0.45 |
2.31 |
$ 27.04 |
$ 56,230 |
| Tennessee |
1,150 |
0.40 |
2.02 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,750 |
Top paying states for Counselors, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
1,240 |
0.33 |
1.67 |
$ 33.85 |
$ 70,410 |
| New York |
350 |
0.04 |
0.20 |
$ 29.56 |
$ 61,480 |
| Washington |
220 |
0.07 |
0.34 |
$ 28.99 |
$ 60,300 |
| North Dakota |
100 |
0.26 |
1.32 |
$ 28.98 |
$ 60,280 |
| Pennsylvania |
930 |
0.17 |
0.86 |
$ 28.75 |
$ 59,790 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Counselors, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,560 |
0.61 |
3.11 |
$ 27.99 |
$ 58,220 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,170 |
0.13 |
0.68 |
$ 32.16 |
$ 66,890 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
720 |
0.16 |
0.84 |
$ 21.83 |
$ 45,410 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
630 |
0.21 |
1.06 |
$ 21.08 |
$ 43,840 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
580 |
0.22 |
1.11 |
$ 24.06 |
$ 50,040 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
560 |
0.15 |
0.79 |
$ 28.54 |
$ 59,360 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
550 |
0.19 |
0.95 |
$ 31.04 |
$ 64,570 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
500 |
0.45 |
2.31 |
$ 37.39 |
$ 77,770 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
500 |
0.21 |
1.08 |
$ 33.12 |
$ 68,900 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
420 |
1.14 |
5.81 |
$ 18.46 |
$ 38,400 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counselors, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| St. George, UT |
120 |
1.80 |
9.17 |
$ 15.65 |
$ 32,560 |
| Tallahassee, FL |
270 |
1.59 |
8.08 |
$ 19.06 |
$ 39,640 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
420 |
1.14 |
5.81 |
$ 18.46 |
$ 38,400 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
90 |
1.13 |
5.77 |
$ 19.45 |
$ 40,450 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
80 |
0.99 |
5.07 |
$ 16.00 |
$ 33,280 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
240 |
0.93 |
4.74 |
$ 19.09 |
$ 39,710 |
| Trenton, NJ |
200 |
0.86 |
4.41 |
$ 45.09 |
$ 93,790 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
420 |
0.82 |
4.16 |
$ 19.70 |
$ 40,980 |
| Lafayette, LA |
150 |
0.80 |
4.08 |
$ 17.57 |
$ 36,550 |
| Bismarck, ND |
50 |
0.73 |
3.74 |
$ 30.33 |
$ 63,090 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Counselors, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Trenton, NJ |
200 |
0.86 |
4.41 |
$ 45.09 |
$ 93,790 |
| Amarillo, TX |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 42.75 |
$ 88,920 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 37.87 |
$ 78,760 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
500 |
0.45 |
2.31 |
$ 37.39 |
$ 77,770 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
40 |
0.43 |
2.19 |
$ 35.45 |
$ 73,740 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
500 |
0.21 |
1.08 |
$ 33.12 |
$ 68,900 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,170 |
0.13 |
0.68 |
$ 32.16 |
$ 66,890 |
| Modesto, CA |
90 |
0.52 |
2.64 |
$ 31.46 |
$ 65,450 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
90 |
0.06 |
0.30 |
$ 31.29 |
$ 65,070 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
70 |
0.07 |
0.37 |
$ 31.25 |
$ 65,000 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Counselors, All Other:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counselors, All Other:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Counselors, All Other:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
