Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Indiana

Find Schools Near

Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Indiana

Get the information you need to know about working as an Educational, Guidance, School, or Vocational Counselor.

11.0% Jobs Projection
$49,210 Median Salary
470 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 4,110 workers employed as Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state in 2018.

There were 4,020 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

undefined

The typical state has 3,650 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors working in it, which means Indiana has more Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

undefined

Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 11.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

undefined

Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 470 annual Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors job openings in Indiana, and 4,350 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 Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $32,490 to $75,590 with $49,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.62 to $36.34. The median hourly rate was $23.66.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $23.49 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.17.

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

undefined

Top Indiana 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,790 $52,960
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 1,930 $51,280
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 1,170 $50,100
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 850 $64,980
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 420 $48,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 310 $47,880
Fort Wayne, IN 240 $54,880
Evansville, IN-KY 190 $51,540
Terre Haute, IN 160 $45,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 90 $42,430
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 80 $57,830
Muncie, IN 60 $48,010
Columbus, IN 60 $39,920
Bloomington, IN 30 $45,660
Kokomo, IN 30 $59,800

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation IN Employment Total

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.