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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Virginia

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

17.6% Jobs Projection
$60,680 Median Salary
850 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 7,270 workers employed as Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state in 2018.

There were 6,830 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

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

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 17.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 850 annual Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors job openings in Virginia, and 7,800 total jobs in the year 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 Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $38,320 to $101,490 with $60,680 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.42 to $48.79. The median hourly rate was $29.17.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $29.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.21.

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

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Top Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 7,150 $68,030
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,700 $58,800
Richmond, VA 1,180 $58,510
Charlottesville, VA 300 $63,300
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 290 $48,020
Roanoke, VA 250 $48,960
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 240 $52,550
Lynchburg, VA 210 $47,590
Harrisonburg, VA 200 $45,280
Winchester, VA-WV 90 $62,530
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 70 $53,830

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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