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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
21-1012 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.
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) |
296,370 |
0.8 % |
$ 30.33 |
$ 63,090 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 18.05 |
$ 22.78 |
$ 29.09 |
$ 37.12 |
$ 47.21 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 37,550 |
$ 47,390 |
$ 60,510 |
$ 77,210 |
$ 98,190 |
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.
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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 |
148,950 |
1.84 |
$ 34.04 |
$ 70,790 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
76,250 |
2.56 |
$ 26.24 |
$ 54,570 |
Junior Colleges |
23,150 |
3.73 |
$ 30.85 |
$ 64,160 |
Educational Support Services |
8,670 |
4.45 |
$ 28.06 |
$ 58,360 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
7,680 |
2.87 |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,480 |
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) |
Educational Support Services |
8,670 |
4.45 |
$ 28.06 |
$ 58,360 |
Junior Colleges |
23,150 |
3.73 |
$ 30.85 |
$ 64,160 |
Technical and Trade Schools |
4,000 |
3.06 |
$ 24.48 |
$ 50,930 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
7,680 |
2.87 |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,480 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
76,250 |
2.56 |
$ 26.24 |
$ 54,570 |
Top paying industries for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:
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 |
29,670 |
1.79 |
0.85 |
$ 39.22 |
$ 81,590 |
Texas |
27,780 |
2.27 |
1.08 |
$ 28.64 |
$ 59,560 |
New York |
23,610 |
2.72 |
1.29 |
$ 33.72 |
$ 70,150 |
Florida |
15,830 |
1.84 |
0.87 |
$ 27.22 |
$ 56,610 |
Illinois |
14,430 |
2.57 |
1.22 |
$ 27.83 |
$ 57,880 |
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 |
3,080 |
4.84 |
2.30 |
$ 25.73 |
$ 53,510 |
Hawaii |
2,160 |
3.94 |
1.87 |
$ 32.96 |
$ 68,560 |
Vermont |
970 |
3.40 |
1.62 |
$ 27.63 |
$ 57,470 |
Louisiana |
5,810 |
3.24 |
1.54 |
$ 28.12 |
$ 58,480 |
Utah |
4,970 |
3.19 |
1.52 |
$ 25.82 |
$ 53,710 |
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 |
29,670 |
1.79 |
0.85 |
$ 39.22 |
$ 81,590 |
New Jersey |
6,700 |
1.74 |
0.83 |
$ 36.56 |
$ 76,040 |
Massachusetts |
8,590 |
2.53 |
1.20 |
$ 36.38 |
$ 75,660 |
Washington |
5,640 |
1.76 |
0.84 |
$ 36.14 |
$ 75,160 |
Maryland |
6,170 |
2.42 |
1.15 |
$ 34.97 |
$ 72,730 |
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 |
19,780 |
2.28 |
1.08 |
$ 36.69 |
$ 76,310 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,290 |
2.67 |
1.27 |
$ 28.92 |
$ 60,150 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
9,630 |
1.68 |
0.80 |
$ 38.60 |
$ 80,280 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,800 |
1.90 |
0.90 |
$ 29.70 |
$ 61,780 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,500 |
2.22 |
1.05 |
$ 38.43 |
$ 79,930 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,410 |
2.48 |
1.18 |
$ 30.91 |
$ 64,290 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
6,340 |
2.45 |
1.17 |
$ 36.54 |
$ 75,990 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,260 |
2.16 |
1.03 |
$ 30.19 |
$ 62,790 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
6,070 |
2.87 |
1.36 |
$ 26.86 |
$ 55,860 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,880 |
1.84 |
0.87 |
$ 33.86 |
$ 70,420 |
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) |
Ames, IA |
310 |
6.97 |
3.31 |
$ 24.45 |
$ 50,860 |
College Station-Bryan, TX |
710 |
6.24 |
2.97 |
$ 21.09 |
$ 43,880 |
Athens-Clarke County, GA |
520 |
6.06 |
2.88 |
$ 24.40 |
$ 50,750 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
1,630 |
5.99 |
2.85 |
$ 24.87 |
$ 51,720 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL |
560 |
5.72 |
2.72 |
$ 25.62 |
$ 53,290 |
Corvallis, OR |
200 |
5.55 |
2.64 |
$ 28.76 |
$ 59,810 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL |
330 |
5.52 |
2.63 |
$ 26.10 |
$ 54,290 |
Lawrence, KS |
250 |
5.37 |
2.55 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,650 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
480 |
5.30 |
2.52 |
$ 25.96 |
$ 54,000 |
Columbia, MO |
490 |
5.30 |
2.52 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
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