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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Illinois

Is Illinois a good place for you to work as an Educational, Guidance, School, or Vocational Counselor?

7.0% Jobs Projection
$50,800 Median Salary
1,260 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 12,620 workers employed as Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state in 2018.

There were 11,180 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,440 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 Illinois has more Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 7.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,260 annual job openings, and 11,910 total jobs in 2026 for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state.

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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $31,910 to $92,260 with $50,800 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.34 to $44.35. The median hourly rate was $24.42.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $24.01 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.41.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,790 $52,960
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,600 $47,880
Champaign-Urbana, IL 350 $50,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 310 $49,610
Rockford, IL 250 $52,160
Carbondale-Marion, IL 250 $37,000
Peoria, IL 220 $50,960
Bloomington, IL 210 $44,300
Springfield, IL 160 $48,940
Kankakee, IL 130 $46,720
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 130 $43,930

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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