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Rehabilitation Counselors in California

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Rehabilitation Counselors in California

Want to work in California as a Rehabilitation Counselor? Read this first!

12.1% Jobs Projection
$30,530 Median Salary
1,500 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Rehabilitation Counselors in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Rehabilitation Counselors in California is growing faster than average.

  • Rehabilitation Counselors in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Rehabilitation Counselors Work in California?

15,270 people worked as Rehabilitation Counselors in 2018 in this state.

There were 13,710 Rehabilitation Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,560 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,180 Rehabilitation Counselors working in it, which means California has more Rehabilitation Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Rehabilitation Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 12.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.7%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,500 annual job openings, and a total of 13,900 jobs for California Rehabilitation Counselors in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,500 annual jobs and 134,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Rehabilitation Counselors Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Rehabilitation Counselors ranged from $23,370 to $61,920 with $30,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.24 to $29.77. The median hourly rate was $14.68.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.42 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.26.

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

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Top California Metros for Rehabilitation Counselors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Rehabilitation Counselors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,910 $30,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,930 $27,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,290 $48,010
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,060 $28,670
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 630 $36,100
Visalia-Porterville, CA 520 $31,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 520 $31,070
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 500 $38,070
Fresno, CA 500 $30,930
Santa Rosa, CA 440 $37,780
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 410 $24,540
Chico, CA 270 $27,780
Stockton-Lodi, CA 250 $30,730
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 200 $34,950
Modesto, CA 190 $28,410
Salinas, CA 160 $35,410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 130 $26,280
Bakersfield, CA 100 $24,560
Napa, CA 80 $35,520
Merced, CA 60 $29,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 50 $36,360
Redding, CA 40 $42,560

Top States for Rehabilitation Counselors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Rehabilitation Counselors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 15,270 $30,530
New York 9,720 $33,050
Pennsylvania 7,110 $35,250
Massachusetts 6,310 $40,380
Ohio 5,320 $34,480
Minnesota 3,720 $38,130
Illinois 3,670 $35,590
Washington 3,570 $43,930
Texas 3,270 $44,700
Michigan 3,180 $36,610
Virginia 3,080 $38,870
Wisconsin 2,830 $29,270
Florida 2,720 $35,550
North Carolina 2,370 $39,380
Connecticut 2,280 $36,590
Missouri 2,210 $35,170
Tennessee 2,170 $22,430
Maryland 2,140 $33,400
Iowa 1,900 $30,210
Oklahoma 1,900 $22,260

Below are the states where Rehabilitation Counselors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $62,600
Rhode Island $60,250
Alaska $56,540
North Dakota $49,620
Maine $46,940
Colorado $46,610
Texas $44,700
Louisiana $44,330
Washington $43,930
Alabama $42,910

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