Job outlook for academic counselors in the United States

Academic counselor job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected academic counselor job growth rate is 10% from 2018-2028.

• About 32,400 new jobs for academic counselors are projected over the next decade.

• Academic counselor salaries have increased 7% for academic counselors in the last 5 years.

• There are over 10,593 academic counselors currently employed in the United States.

• There are 39,084 active academic counselor job openings in the US.

• The average academic counselor salary is $47,454.

Compare the number of academic counselor jobs and the average academic counselor salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of academic counselor job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where academic counselors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.