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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in West Virginia

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

12.0% Jobs Projection
$45,250 Median Salary
180 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

1,330 people worked as Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,490 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 160 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 West Virginia has fewer Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 12.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 180 annual job openings, and a total of 1,680 jobs for West Virginia Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in 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 West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $25,140 to $62,580 with $45,250 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.09 to $30.09. The median hourly rate was $21.76.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.21 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.45.

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

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Top West 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
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 250 $45,810
Charleston, WV 230 $44,670
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 200 $48,630
Winchester, VA-WV 90 $62,530
Cumberland, MD-WV 80 $57,370
Wheeling, WV-OH 80 $45,630
Morgantown, WV 80 $46,470
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 70 $51,020
Beckley, WV 40 $52,270
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 30 $47,980

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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