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Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in Georgia

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17.4% Jobs Projection
$71,200 Median Salary
230 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in Georgia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in Georgia is growing faster than average.

  • Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in Georgia earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Work in Georgia?

There were approximately 2,100 workers employed as Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in this state in 2018.

There were 2,050 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,080 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists working in it, which means Georgia has more Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists than average.

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Job Projections for Georgia

Jobs for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in this state are growing at a rate of 17.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.2%.

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Georgia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 230 annual job openings, and a total of 3,110 jobs for Georgia Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,100 annual jobs and 168,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Make in Georgia?

In 2018 wages for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists ranged from $32,500 to $151,140 with $71,200 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.62 to $72.66. The median hourly rate was $34.23.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $33.18 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.05.

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

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Top Georgia Metros for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,470 $72,430
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 110 $80,510
Savannah, GA 90 $58,410
Columbus, GA-AL 70 $73,740
Chattanooga, TN-GA 70 $48,760
Gainesville, GA 30 $53,200
Macon, GA 30 $59,620

Top States for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Employment

View the list below to see where most Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 17,310 $100,850
New York 11,370 $88,710
Texas 6,680 $66,070
Illinois 4,700 $71,340
Pennsylvania 4,440 $74,930
Massachusetts 4,050 $79,810
Ohio 3,950 $72,930
Florida 3,950 $69,650
New Jersey 3,760 $85,160
Minnesota 3,220 $84,630
Wisconsin 3,060 $77,090
North Carolina 3,030 $62,470
Virginia 2,680 $73,930
Colorado 2,670 $84,410
Arizona 2,530 $61,500
Michigan 2,430 $75,340
Washington 2,330 $71,670
Georgia 2,100 $71,200
Maryland 2,090 $78,980
Tennessee 1,800 $64,330

Below are the states where Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $100,850
Oregon $89,150
Connecticut $88,890
New York $88,710
Rhode Island $86,370
New Jersey $85,160
District of Columbia $84,780
Alaska $84,740
Minnesota $84,630
Colorado $84,410

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