# Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

SOC 21-1012. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/educational-guidance-and-career-counselors-and-advisors

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

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $64,330 (middle half $51,270–$82,870; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $54,824; 88% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 2.9%; ~27.8k openings a year; typical entry: Master's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Psychology: 23% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Communications: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- General Education: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/education)
- English Language And Literature: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/english)
- Social Work: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/social-work)
- Sociology: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/sociology)
- Business Management And Administration: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Family And Consumer Sciences: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/human-development-and-family-studies, https://educationguide.com/degrees/foods-nutrition-and-related-services)
- History: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- Counseling Psychology: 2%

## Median wage by state
- AK: $82,900
- AL: $59,570
- AR: $59,770
- AZ: $58,250
- CA: $86,500
- CO: $64,780
- CT: $73,910
- DC: $80,470
- DE: $74,070
- FL: $53,140
- GA: $63,720
- HI: $61,730
- IA: $56,540
- ID: $60,320
- IL: $62,420
- IN: $59,260
- KS: $56,590
- KY: $64,350
- LA: $61,870
- MA: $79,930
- MD: $75,820
- ME: $58,630
- MI: $59,440
- MN: $64,600
- MO: $58,040
- MS: $58,710
- MT: $57,900
- NC: $57,630
- ND: $58,960
- NE: $62,500
- NH: $71,080
- NJ: $77,910
- NM: $77,880
- NV: $66,710
- NY: $71,610
- OH: $61,760
- OK: $52,040
- OR: $66,690
- PA: $60,880
- PR: $53,000
- RI: $75,000
- SC: $60,340
- SD: $51,830
- TN: $59,960
- TX: $67,900
- UT: $61,320
- VA: $67,660
- VI: $62,470
- VT: $64,570
- WA: $82,670
- WI: $62,690
- WV: $55,520
- WY: $63,430

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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