Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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

Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
296,460	0.8 %	$29.33	$61,000	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$16.53	$21.16	$27.42	$35.79	$46.20
Annual Wage (2)	$34,380	$44,010	$57,040	$74,430	$96,090

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	146,430	1.70	$32.53	$67,670
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	70,480	2.28	$25.98	$54,030
Junior Colleges	24,420	3.43	$30.39	$63,210
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	10,520	3.23	$21.62	$44,960
Educational Support Services	8,310	4.23	$27.68	$57,570

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Educational Support Services	8,310	4.23	$27.68	$57,570
Junior Colleges	24,420	3.43	$30.39	$63,210
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	10,520	3.23	$21.62	$44,960
Technical and Trade Schools	3,770	2.78	$24.97	$51,950
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	70,480	2.28	$25.98	$54,030

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	780	0.04	$34.36	$71,470
Elementary and Secondary Schools	146,430	1.70	$32.53	$67,670
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	(8)	(8)	$31.57	$65,660
Junior Colleges	24,420	3.43	$30.39	$63,210
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	210	0.02	$30.27	$62,960

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	32,650	1.88	0.93	$37.62	$78,250
New York	26,500	2.78	1.38	$33.12	$68,890
Texas	25,810	2.08	1.03	$29.07	$60,470
Florida	19,030	2.16	1.07	$24.14	$50,200
Illinois	13,210	2.19	1.09	$27.24	$56,650

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	1,030	3.36	1.67	$25.98	$54,030
Louisiana	6,160	3.20	1.59	$26.68	$55,500
New Hampshire	2,080	3.15	1.56	$26.76	$55,660
Arizona	8,850	3.09	1.53	$24.59	$51,140
Hawaii	1,780	2.80	1.39	$29.23	$60,790

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	32,650	1.88	0.93	$37.62	$78,250
New Jersey	7,010	1.72	0.85	$35.18	$73,160
Maryland	5,810	2.15	1.07	$33.84	$70,380
New York	26,500	2.78	1.38	$33.12	$68,890
District of Columbia	1,740	2.41	1.19	$33.08	$68,810

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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	22,420	2.32	1.15	$35.43	$73,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	12,210	1.96	0.97	$38.45	$79,980
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,290	2.20	1.09	$28.30	$58,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	7,200	2.72	1.35	$24.47	$50,890
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	6,490	3.06	1.52	$25.43	$52,900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,480	2.04	1.01	$37.00	$76,960
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,390	1.75	0.87	$31.15	$64,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,760	1.89	0.93	$30.75	$63,960
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,690	2.03	1.01	$33.70	$70,100
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,520	2.01	1.00	$29.19	$60,720