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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Mississippi

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

12.6% Jobs Projection
$51,860 Median Salary
260 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

2,080 people worked as Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,060 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 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 Mississippi has fewer Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 12.6% which is similar to nationwide projections.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 260 annual job openings, and 2,420 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 Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $33,330 to $68,770 with $51,860 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.03 to $33.06. The median hourly rate was $24.94.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $24.8 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.14.

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

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Top Mississippi 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 850 $55,450
Jackson, MS 520 $49,910
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 200 $55,480
Hattiesburg, MS 90 $54,960

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

View the list below to see 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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