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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Kentucky

Want to work in Kentucky as an Educational, Guidance, School, or Vocational Counselor? Read this first!

10.8% Jobs Projection
$59,720 Median Salary
420 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

In 2018, there were 3,150 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors working in the state.

There were 3,210 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 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 Kentucky has fewer Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 10.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 420 annual Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors job openings in Kentucky, and 3,890 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 Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $32,100 to $83,550 with $59,720 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.43 to $40.17. The median hourly rate was $28.71.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.62 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.09.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 1,930 $51,280
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 850 $64,980
Lexington-Fayette, KY 350 $57,190
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 250 $45,810
Bowling Green, KY 230 $40,320
Evansville, IN-KY 190 $51,540
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 100 $70,740
Owensboro, KY 70 $67,590

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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