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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

21-1012 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.

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National estimates for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Industry profile for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Geographic profile for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

National estimates for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
327,660	0.4 %	$ 32.21	$ 66,990	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 19.30	$ 23.44	$ 29.67	$ 37.88	$ 48.10
Annual Wage (2)	$ 40,140	$ 48,760	$ 61,710	$ 78,780	$ 100,050

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Industry profile for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	162,610	1.89	$ 36.01	$ 74,910
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	85,280	2.76	$ 28.07	$ 58,390
Junior Colleges	25,790	4.11	$ 32.41	$ 67,420
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	8,180	2.95	$ 21.76	$ 45,270
Individual and Family Services	6,640	0.22	$ 22.31	$ 46,400

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges	25,790	4.11	$ 32.41	$ 67,420
Technical and Trade Schools	4,550	3.16	$ 26.97	$ 56,100
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	8,180	2.95	$ 21.76	$ 45,270
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	85,280	2.76	$ 28.07	$ 58,390
Elementary and Secondary Schools	162,610	1.89	$ 36.01	$ 74,910

Top paying industries for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	370	0.03	$ 50.31	$ 104,640
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	80	0.01	$ 41.17	$ 85,630
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	70	0.64	$ 40.82	$ 84,900
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	790	0.04	$ 39.00	$ 81,130
Insurance Carriers	40	(7)	$ 37.29	$ 77,560

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Geographic profile for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	41,380	2.31	1.07	$ 41.26	$ 85,820
Texas	31,680	2.34	1.08	$ 30.66	$ 63,770
New York	22,700	2.42	1.12	$ 35.06	$ 72,930
Florida	21,560	2.25	1.04	$ 27.37	$ 56,920
Illinois	12,770	2.12	0.98	$ 31.48	$ 65,480

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire	2,350	3.48	1.61	$ 29.19	$ 60,720
Louisiana	6,210	3.35	1.55	$ 30.50	$ 63,440
Delaware	1,480	3.16	1.46	$ 33.02	$ 68,680
Vermont	920	3.06	1.42	$ 29.86	$ 62,110
Missouri	8,770	3.05	1.41	$ 25.93	$ 53,940

Top paying states for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	41,380	2.31	1.07	$ 41.26	$ 85,820
Washington	6,020	1.72	0.80	$ 39.08	$ 81,280
Massachusetts	9,990	2.74	1.27	$ 38.30	$ 79,670
New Jersey	7,350	1.75	0.81	$ 37.99	$ 79,030
Maryland	5,830	2.18	1.01	$ 36.66	$ 76,250

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

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	19,390	2.04	0.95	$ 38.32	$ 79,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	14,840	2.40	1.11	$ 40.27	$ 83,770
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,380	2.08	0.96	$ 33.27	$ 69,210
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	8,420	2.12	0.98	$ 31.96	$ 66,470
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	7,140	2.31	1.07	$ 36.66	$ 76,250
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	6,920	2.51	1.16	$ 39.45	$ 82,060
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,310	1.98	0.92	$ 32.65	$ 67,910
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,950	2.19	1.01	$ 28.70	$ 59,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,740	2.04	0.94	$ 34.20	$ 71,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	5,510	2.28	1.05	$ 44.18	$ 91,880

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Lake Charles, LA	810	8.94	4.14	$ 35.60	$ 74,040
Columbia, MO	710	7.22	3.35	$ 25.02	$ 52,050
Ames, IA	320	6.77	3.14	$ 26.97	$ 56,100
Waco, TX	770	6.13	2.84	$ 24.82	$ 51,630
Provo-Orem, UT	1,760	6.01	2.79	$ 26.67	$ 55,480
Ithaca, NY	270	5.74	2.66	$ 29.59	$ 61,550
Auburn-Opelika, AL	350	5.53	2.56	$ 28.42	$ 59,110
Champaign-Urbana, IL	570	5.42	2.51	$ 26.89	$ 55,920
Lawrence, KS	250	5.12	2.37	$ 23.68	$ 49,250
College Station-Bryan, TX	650	5.02	2.32	$ 25.38	$ 52,790