Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002

21-1012 Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.

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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)
208,340	1.0 %	$22.19	$46,160	1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$11.99	$15.94	$21.20	$27.29	$33.81
Annual Wage (2)	$24,930	$33,160	$44,100	$56,770	$70,320

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Elementary and secondary schools	127,400	$24.78	$51,550	1	3
Colleges and universities	23,660	$19.31	$40,160	2	8
Junior colleges	11,970	$22.08	$45,920	3	4
Vocational rehabilitation services	10,720	$13.23	$27,510	4	29
State government (OES designation)	6,580	$21.17	$44,040	5	6

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Management and technical consulting services	(6)	$35.46	$73,750	(6)	1
Federal government (OES designation)	760	$25.91	$53,900	16	2
Elementary and secondary schools	127,400	$24.78	$51,550	1	3
Junior colleges	11,970	$22.08	$45,920	3	4
Educational support services	1,900	$21.64	$45,010	11	5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
Louisiana	5,960	$19.76	$41,110	0.325%	184
Florida	18,660	$22.08	$45,920	0.262%	174
Vermont	750	$19.85	$41,290	0.255%	165
Hawaii	1,330	$20.41	$42,450	0.242%	196
Oklahoma	3,250	$17.03	$35,430	0.228%	234

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
New York	13,720	$29.28	$60,910	0.166%	137
New Jersey	5,740	$28.45	$59,170	0.149%	147
Michigan	5,800	$25.41	$52,850	0.133%	146
Connecticut	3,030	$24.83	$51,650	0.185%	168
California	21,820	$24.17	$50,270	0.151%	229

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
Baton Rouge, LA MSA	1,280	$22.02	$45,790	0.437%
Chico-Paradise, CA MSA	300	$19.57	$40,710	0.404%
Sumter, SC MSA	150	$14.49	$30,140	0.403%
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA	410	$22.91	$47,640	0.362%
Yuba City, CA MSA	140	$21.78	$45,300	0.361%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
New York, NY PMSA	6,250	$35.41	$73,650	0.156%
Jersey City, NJ PMSA	370	$31.19	$64,870	0.152%
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA	200	$30.88	$64,240	0.118%
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA	760	$30.08	$62,570	0.120%
Newark, NJ PMSA	1,550	$29.38	$61,120	0.162%

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(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

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Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003