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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Texas

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

21.1% Jobs Projection
$60,610 Median Salary
3,470 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

In Texas, there were 25,670 people working as Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in the year 2018.

There were 24,380 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,290 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 Texas has more Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 21.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 3,470 annual job openings, and 31,340 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $35,130 to $82,370 with $60,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.89 to $39.6. The median hourly rate was $29.14.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.98 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.16.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,280 $67,020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 5,980 $64,550
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,220 $57,940
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1,780 $58,600
El Paso, TX 750 $66,460
College Station-Bryan, TX 700 $45,970
Corpus Christi, TX 560 $60,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 460 $60,780
Killeen-Temple, TX 450 $56,350
Lubbock, TX 450 $43,700
Waco, TX 380 $50,450
Amarillo, TX 300 $51,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 270 $53,730
Laredo, TX 200 $67,640
Longview, TX 200 $65,850
Abilene, TX 200 $48,650
Tyler, TX 190 n/a
Wichita Falls, TX 140 $52,980
Odessa, TX 140 $59,120
Sherman-Denison, TX 110 $52,680
San Angelo, TX 110 $48,390
Texarkana, TX-AR 110 $54,020

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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