# Rehabilitation Counselors

SOC 21-1015. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/rehabilitation-counselors

Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $46,850 (middle half $38,770–$59,260; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $50,274; 68% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 2.2%; ~8.2k openings a year; typical entry: Master's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Psychology: 29% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Treatment Therapy Professions: 13% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/rehabilitation-therapy-sciences)
- Counseling Psychology: 7%
- Communication Disorders Sciences And Services: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/speech-language-pathology-communication-disorders)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- Sociology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/sociology)
- Physics: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/physics)
- Social Work: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/social-work)
- Family And Consumer Sciences: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/human-development-and-family-studies, https://educationguide.com/degrees/foods-nutrition-and-related-services)
- Biology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $61,590
- AL: $54,040
- AR: $35,210
- AZ: $48,330
- CA: $44,480
- CO: $47,840
- CT: $56,340
- DC: $49,680
- DE: $48,840
- FL: $45,990
- GA: $55,000
- HI: $48,720
- IA: $39,630
- ID: $54,550
- IL: $49,350
- IN: $44,390
- KS: $41,980
- KY: $58,540
- LA: $47,990
- MA: $47,320
- MD: $40,860
- ME: $51,150
- MI: $44,580
- MN: $48,010
- MO: $45,180
- MS: $41,500
- MT: $45,240
- NC: $45,890
- ND: $63,050
- NE: $47,050
- NH: $42,600
- NJ: $49,730
- NM: $48,240
- NV: $40,120
- NY: $47,960
- OH: $42,620
- OK: $38,260
- OR: $54,970
- PA: $48,650
- PR: $53,180
- RI: $47,020
- SC: $35,990
- SD: $49,350
- TN: $46,060
- TX: $49,990
- UT: $43,900
- VA: $47,530
- VT: $50,030
- WA: $58,050
- WI: $46,530
- WV: $48,050
- WY: $67,640

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

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