Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors

Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.

$65,140
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+4% projected 2024–2034
Master's degree
Typical Entry-Level Education

What They Do

School counselors help students develop academic and social skills. Career counselors and advisors help people choose a path to employment.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Human Resources Management and Services(doctoral)George Washington University, DC
$158,012
Human Resources Management and Services(grad-cert)George Washington University, DC
$136,925
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)University of San Francisco, CA
$127,715
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Pepperdine University, CA
$113,702
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Cornell University, NY
$112,291
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Seton Hall University, NJ
$108,030
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA
$106,322
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Northern Kentucky University, KY
$106,262
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)University of South Carolina-Columbia, SC
$103,855
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN
$102,713
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Texas A&M University-College Station, TX
$101,842
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Michigan State University, MI
$99,526
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Villanova University, PA
$98,528
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)Georgetown University, DC
$98,440
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology(professional)Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, NJ
$97,464
Human Resources Management and Services(doctoral)Bellevue University, NE
$96,524
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)University of St Francis, IL
$94,853
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology(doctoral)University of Kentucky, KY
$94,684
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)University of Southern California, CA
$94,625
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology(doctoral)Hofstra University, NY
$94,561
Human Resources Management and Services(masters)University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, MN
$92,241
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology(doctoral)Seattle Pacific University, WA
$91,584
Student Counseling and Personnel Services(masters)Harvard University, MA
$91,204
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology(masters)Chapman University, CA
$90,639
Student Counseling and Personnel Services(doctoral)Walden University, MN
$90,544

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