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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in California

Considering a career as an Educational, Guidance, School, or Vocational Counselor in California?

14.7% Jobs Projection
$69,510 Median Salary
3,970 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in California is growing faster than average.

  • Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Work in California?

In 2018, there were 32,400 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors working in the state.

There were 30,050 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,350 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,650 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors working in it, which means California has more Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 14.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 3,970 annual job openings, and a total of 36,600 jobs for California Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 35,300 annual jobs and 328,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $38,750 to $121,340 with $69,510 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.63 to $58.34. The median hourly rate was $33.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.19 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $3.23.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,630 $77,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,800 $69,600
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,720 $64,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,490 $84,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,070 $64,420
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 1,950 $65,080
Fresno, CA 1,110 $71,430
Bakersfield, CA 740 $52,740
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 530 $73,480
Salinas, CA 480 $60,740
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 460 $54,410
Santa Rosa, CA 420 $59,610
Stockton-Lodi, CA 400 $85,820
Modesto, CA 390 $58,220
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 360 $61,160
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 330 n/a
Visalia-Porterville, CA 310 $71,160
Chico, CA 290 $50,480
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 220 $59,850
Merced, CA 190 $76,000
Redding, CA 180 $50,920
Yuba City, CA 160 $56,450
Napa, CA 160 $78,380
El Centro, CA 140 $81,740
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 70 $73,780

Top States for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 32,400 $69,510
Texas 25,670 $60,610
New York 24,940 $61,800
Florida 16,340 $49,280
Illinois 12,620 $50,800
Ohio 10,720 $53,460
Georgia 10,060 $54,910
Massachusetts 8,050 $67,110
Pennsylvania 8,020 $59,470
Arizona 7,870 $48,300
Virginia 7,270 $60,680
New Jersey 7,090 $69,090
Michigan 6,910 $53,120
Missouri 6,680 $45,990
North Carolina 6,380 $49,530
Maryland 6,360 $62,230
Washington 5,090 $63,500
Louisiana 4,970 $56,070
South Carolina 4,870 $51,230
Minnesota 4,790 $55,330

Below are the states where Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $69,510
New Jersey $69,090
Massachusetts $67,110
Connecticut $66,970
Delaware $65,860
District of Columbia $64,520
Washington $63,500
Alaska $62,950
Maryland $62,230
New York $61,800

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