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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Michigan

Want to work in Michigan as an Educational, Guidance, School, or Vocational Counselor? Read this first!

15.2% Jobs Projection
$53,120 Median Salary
880 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

6,910 people worked as Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in 2018 in this state.

There were 6,340 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 570 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 Michigan has more Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for Michigan

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 15.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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Michigan Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 880 annual job openings, and 8,100 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 Michigan?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $32,220 to $84,810 with $53,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.49 to $40.77. The median hourly rate was $25.54.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $24.93 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.61.

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

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Top Michigan 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
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 2,690 $53,930
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 840 $58,630
Ann Arbor, MI 640 $49,670
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 600 $58,950
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 310 $47,880
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 300 $51,880
Flint, MI 180 $60,100
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 120 $47,580
Saginaw, MI 110 $46,340
Jackson, MI 80 $48,020
Muskegon, MI 70 $55,460
Bay City, MI 60 $46,340
Battle Creek, MI 60 $63,810

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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