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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
19-3033 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients. Excludes “Psychiatrists” (29-1223).
National estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Industry profile for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Geographic profile for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
National estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 58,100 |
2.6 % |
$ 47.90 |
$ 99,640 |
1.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 22.60 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 39.67 |
$ 60.86 |
$ 80.51 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 47,010 |
$ 62,040 |
$ 82,510 |
$ 126,590 |
$ 167,460 |
Industry profile for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
22,720 |
2.34 |
$ 51.38 |
$ 106,870 |
| Offices of Physicians |
5,590 |
0.21 |
$ 51.21 |
$ 106,520 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
4,980 |
0.50 |
$ 51.20 |
$ 106,490 |
| Individual and Family Services |
4,060 |
0.15 |
$ 37.93 |
$ 78,900 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
3,870 |
0.07 |
$ 46.30 |
$ 96,290 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
Top paying industries for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
Geographic profile for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
10,250 |
0.62 |
1.50 |
$ 59.03 |
$ 122,790 |
| New York |
4,220 |
0.49 |
1.18 |
$ 57.86 |
$ 120,350 |
| Illinois |
4,160 |
0.74 |
1.80 |
$ 48.60 |
$ 101,090 |
| Texas |
3,170 |
0.26 |
0.63 |
$ 39.67 |
$ 82,510 |
| Massachusetts |
3,120 |
0.92 |
2.23 |
$ 44.29 |
$ 92,110 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
3,120 |
0.92 |
2.23 |
$ 44.29 |
$ 92,110 |
| Rhode Island |
410 |
0.90 |
2.18 |
$ 51.47 |
$ 107,060 |
| Illinois |
4,160 |
0.74 |
1.80 |
$ 48.60 |
$ 101,090 |
| Hawaii |
380 |
0.70 |
1.70 |
$ 54.35 |
$ 113,040 |
| Wisconsin |
1,800 |
0.65 |
1.58 |
$ 41.71 |
$ 86,750 |
Top paying states for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
910 |
0.24 |
0.57 |
$ 68.82 |
$ 143,150 |
| Delaware |
130 |
0.30 |
0.73 |
$ 62.24 |
$ 129,450 |
| Oregon |
850 |
0.47 |
1.13 |
$ 60.69 |
$ 126,230 |
| California |
10,250 |
0.62 |
1.50 |
$ 59.03 |
$ 122,790 |
| New York |
4,220 |
0.49 |
1.18 |
$ 57.86 |
$ 120,350 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| 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 |
3,880 |
0.45 |
1.08 |
$ 62.21 |
$ 129,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,750 |
0.88 |
2.15 |
$ 49.32 |
$ 102,580 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,500 |
0.61 |
1.48 |
$ 58.73 |
$ 122,170 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,070 |
0.80 |
1.94 |
$ 45.86 |
$ 95,390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,660 |
0.74 |
1.79 |
$ 62.44 |
$ 129,880 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,140 |
0.39 |
0.94 |
$ 53.81 |
$ 111,920 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,060 |
0.30 |
0.72 |
$ 41.49 |
$ 86,300 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,050 |
0.76 |
1.84 |
$ 65.69 |
$ 136,630 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,010 |
0.38 |
0.92 |
$ 42.25 |
$ 87,880 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
950 |
0.39 |
0.94 |
$ 44.59 |
$ 92,750 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Napa, CA |
170 |
2.44 |
5.92 |
$ 62.76 |
$ 130,540 |
| Rochester, MN |
210 |
1.84 |
4.45 |
$ 48.72 |
$ 101,330 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
70 |
1.67 |
4.05 |
$ 56.20 |
$ 116,900 |
| Madera, CA |
80 |
1.63 |
3.96 |
$ 58.02 |
$ 120,680 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
180 |
1.61 |
3.91 |
$ 58.06 |
$ 120,760 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
70 |
1.40 |
3.40 |
$ 39.88 |
$ 82,960 |
| Greenville, NC |
100 |
1.29 |
3.13 |
$ 35.75 |
$ 74,360 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
50 |
1.27 |
3.08 |
$ 28.68 |
$ 59,650 |
| Walla Walla, WA |
30 |
1.24 |
3.00 |
$ 42.24 |
$ 87,850 |
| New Bedford, MA |
70 |
1.18 |
2.87 |
$ 38.34 |
$ 79,750 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,050 |
0.76 |
1.84 |
$ 65.69 |
$ 136,630 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
410 |
0.38 |
0.93 |
$ 64.52 |
$ 134,200 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
530 |
0.47 |
1.14 |
$ 63.97 |
$ 133,060 |
| Napa, CA |
170 |
2.44 |
5.92 |
$ 62.76 |
$ 130,540 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,660 |
0.74 |
1.79 |
$ 62.44 |
$ 129,880 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,880 |
0.45 |
1.08 |
$ 62.21 |
$ 129,390 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
120 |
0.41 |
0.99 |
$ 62.05 |
$ 129,070 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
390 |
0.41 |
0.98 |
$ 61.45 |
$ 127,820 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
250 |
0.46 |
1.11 |
$ 60.13 |
$ 125,070 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
150 |
1.16 |
2.80 |
$ 60.06 |
$ 124,930 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:
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
United States Department of Labor
