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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in South Dakota

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12.7% Jobs Projection
$41,710 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

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

There were 790 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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

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Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 12.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.6%.

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South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 100 annual job openings, and 890 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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors ranged from $31,760 to $57,870 with $41,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.27 to $27.82. The median hourly rate was $20.05.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.48 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.57.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Dakota 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
Sioux Falls, SD 190 $44,230
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 160 $51,350
Rapid City, SD 140 $41,260

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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