Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
29,480	4.1 %	$ 23.91	$ 49,730	1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Counselors, All Other:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.18	$ 17.82	$ 21.71	$ 27.93	$ 36.91
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,490	$ 37,060	$ 45,160	$ 58,090	$ 76,780

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)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	7,400	0.76	$ 22.36	$ 46,510
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	3,080	0.14	$ 23.42	$ 48,710
Individual and Family Services	2,950	0.11	$ 20.97	$ 43,630
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	2,260	0.04	$ 25.78	$ 53,630
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,770	0.02	$ 27.71	$ 57,630

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Counselors, All Other:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	7,400	0.76	$ 22.36	$ 46,510
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	780	0.41	$ 20.35	$ 42,330
Other Residential Care Facilities	580	0.39	$ 16.84	$ 35,040
Social Advocacy Organizations	810	0.36	$ 24.35	$ 50,640
Death Care Services	270	0.20	$ 15.63	$ 32,510

Top paying industries for Counselors, All Other:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Religious Organizations	50	0.03	$ 47.49	$ 98,780
Grantmaking and Giving Services	(8)	(8)	$ 43.41	$ 90,280
Insurance Carriers	130	0.01	$ 37.50	$ 78,010
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	770	0.01	$ 30.81	$ 64,080
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	50	0.02	$ 30.72	$ 63,900

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.

Map of employment of counselors, all other by state, May 2021

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)
Texas	2,630	0.21	1.03	$ 24.16	$ 50,240
Louisiana	1,360	0.76	3.61	$ 20.96	$ 43,600
New Jersey	1,270	0.33	1.58	$ 39.43	$ 82,020
Florida	1,240	0.14	0.69	$ 18.45	$ 38,370
Georgia	1,170	0.27	1.28	$ 27.75	$ 57,720

Map of location quotient of counselors, all other by state, May 2021

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	1,360	0.76	3.61	$ 20.96	$ 43,600
Maryland	1,110	0.44	2.08	$ 21.43	$ 44,570
Utah	660	0.42	2.02	$ 19.21	$ 39,950
New Jersey	1,270	0.33	1.58	$ 39.43	$ 82,020
Tennessee	860	0.29	1.37	$ 19.71	$ 41,010

Map of annual mean wages of counselors, all other by state, May 2021

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	1,270	0.33	1.58	$ 39.43	$ 82,020
North Dakota	90	0.23	1.12	$ 32.28	$ 67,150
New York	190	0.02	0.10	$ 31.92	$ 66,400
North Carolina	700	0.16	0.76	$ 31.17	$ 64,830
Oregon	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 30.73	$ 63,920

Map of employment of counselors, all other by area, May 2021

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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	980	0.11	0.54	$ 38.43	$ 79,940
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	910	0.93	4.43	$ 20.95	$ 43,580
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	890	0.64	3.07	$ 22.38	$ 46,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	860	0.38	1.83	$ 28.79	$ 59,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	760	0.50	2.38	$ 21.44	$ 44,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	660	0.16	0.74	$ 25.52	$ 53,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	620	0.17	0.83	$ 28.44	$ 59,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	610	0.21	1.01	$ 24.46	$ 50,870
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	600	0.48	2.28	$ 21.83	$ 45,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	600	0.23	1.10	$ 27.00	$ 56,150

Map of location quotient of counselors, all other by area, May 2021

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)
Napa, CA	130	1.89	9.01	$ 23.26	$ 48,380
Tallahassee, FL	270	1.58	7.57	$ 18.88	$ 39,260
Bakersfield, CA	420	1.36	6.52	$ 20.76	$ 43,180
St. George, UT	80	1.01	4.83	$ 17.10	$ 35,560
Merced, CA	70	0.95	4.56	$ 23.22	$ 48,290
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	910	0.93	4.43	$ 20.95	$ 43,580
Modesto, CA	170	0.92	4.40	$ 28.20	$ 58,660
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	430	0.86	4.09	$ 21.59	$ 44,910
Johnson City, TN	60	0.78	3.75	$ 20.64	$ 42,930
Lafayette, LA	140	0.75	3.56	$ 19.42	$ 40,390

Map of annual mean wages of counselors, all other by area, May 2021

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	170	0.74	3.53	$ 44.68	$ 92,930
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	980	0.11	0.54	$ 38.43	$ 79,940
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	50	0.06	0.27	$ 33.82	$ 70,340
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 33.48	$ 69,640
Bismarck, ND	50	0.73	3.49	$ 33.40	$ 69,470
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	140	0.09	0.44	$ 31.33	$ 65,170
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	70	0.21	1.01	$ 29.97	$ 62,340
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	110	0.06	0.28	$ 28.81	$ 59,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	860	0.38	1.83	$ 28.79	$ 59,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	620	0.17	0.83	$ 28.44	$ 59,160

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Counselors, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	180	2.88	13.74	$ 16.07	$ 33,420
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	120	0.61	2.92	$ 22.86	$ 47,540
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	110	0.59	2.81	$ 30.63	$ 63,710
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	90	0.63	3.03	$ 27.59	$ 57,380
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	70	0.57	2.71	$ 16.45	$ 34,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counselors, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	180	2.88	13.74	$ 16.07	$ 33,420
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	60	1.12	5.37	$ 22.34	$ 46,460
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	90	0.63	3.03	$ 27.59	$ 57,380
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	60	0.62	2.98	$ 19.36	$ 40,280
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	60	0.62	2.98	$ 25.89	$ 53,840

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Counselors, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	110	0.59	2.81	$ 30.63	$ 63,710
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60	0.39	1.86	$ 27.63	$ 57,470
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	90	0.63	3.03	$ 27.59	$ 57,380
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	60	0.62	2.98	$ 25.89	$ 53,840
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30	0.26	1.25	$ 24.28	$ 50,500

About May 2021 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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022