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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Washington

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

20.8% Jobs Projection
$63,500 Median Salary
740 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

In Washington, there were 5,090 people working as Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in the year 2018.

There were 4,860 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 230 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 Washington has more Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for Washington

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 20.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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Washington Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 740 annual job openings, and 6,670 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 Washington?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $44,010 to $85,750 with $63,500 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.16 to $41.23. The median hourly rate was $30.53.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $29.78 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.75.

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

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Top Washington 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
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,760 $62,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,930 $61,260
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 420 $66,800
Kennewick-Richland, WA 230 $67,950
Yakima, WA 190 $66,700
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 190 $65,010
Bellingham, WA 140 $60,030
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 110 $73,070
Wenatchee, WA 80 $61,070
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 70 $66,290
Longview, WA 50 $66,370
Walla Walla, WA 40 $50,930
Lewiston, ID-WA 30 $39,070

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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