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School counseling majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a school counseling degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in school counseling. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 24,916 school counseling major resumes to identify the jobs school counseling majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a school counseling degree

  1. Starting salary
    $73,000
    Job openings
    153,612
    Job description:
    Mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists help people manage and overcome mental and emotional disorders and problems with family and other relationships. They listen to clients and ask questions to help the clients understand their problems and develop strategies to improve their lives.
  2. Starting salary
    $44,000
    Job openings
    90,785
    Top locations:
    Los Angeles, CA;  San Diego, CA;  San Francisco, CA;  
    Job description:
    Social and human service assistants provide client services, including support for families, in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. They assist other workers, such as social workers, and they help clients find benefits or community services.
  3. Starting salary
    $43,000
    Job openings
    146,133
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Worcester, MA;  Columbia, SC;  
    Job description:
    Mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists help people manage and overcome mental and emotional disorders and problems with family and other relationships. They listen to clients and ask questions to help the clients understand their problems and develop strategies to improve their lives.
  4. Starting salary
    $37,000
    Job openings
    84,607
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Houston, TX;  
    Job description:
    Kindergarten and elementary school teachers prepare younger students for future schooling by teaching them basic subjects such as math and reading.
  5. Starting salary
    $36,000
    Job openings
    91,275
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Miami, FL;  Houston, TX;  
    Job description:
    School counselors help students develop academic and social skills and succeed in school. Career counselors assist people with the process of making career decisions by helping them develop skills or choose a career or educational program.
  6. Starting salary
    $36,000
    Job openings
    75,740
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Philadelphia, PA;  
    Job description:
    School counselors help students develop academic and social skills and succeed in school. Career counselors assist people with the process of making career decisions by helping them develop skills or choose a career or educational program.
  7. Starting salary
    $34,000
    Job openings
    110,752
    Job description:
    Mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists help people manage and overcome mental and emotional disorders and problems with family and other relationships. They listen to clients and ask questions to help the clients understand their problems and develop strategies to improve their lives.
  8. Starting salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    43,413
    Top locations:
    San Diego, CA;  Denver, CO;  Fort Lauderdale, FL;  
    Job description:
    School counselors help students develop academic and social skills and succeed in school. Career counselors assist people with the process of making career decisions by helping them develop skills or choose a career or educational program.
  9. Starting salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    69,133
    Top locations:
    Baltimore, MD;  Houston, TX;  Washington, DC;  
    Job description:
    Kindergarten and elementary school teachers prepare younger students for future schooling by teaching them basic subjects such as math and reading.
  10. Starting salary
    $19,000
    Job openings
    77,536
    Job description:
    A Counselor helps people to explore feelings and emotions that are often related to past and present experiences. They work with individuals, groups, and communities to improve their mental health.

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What can you do with a school counseling degree?

Zippia created a school counseling career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in school counseling. The map shows the most common jobs school counseling majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average school counseling major salary

School counseling major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with a school counseling bachelor's degree who work in the education industry have an average salary of $51,670, while those graduates who work in the non profits industry have an average salary of $42,843. If pay is important to you, then you should look for school counseling jobs in the education industry.

Average school counseling major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage school counseling salary School counseling salary range
1Education
$51,670
$35k
$66k
2Insurance
$50,614
$35k
$66k
3Health Care
$47,889
$35k
$66k
4Government
$47,749
$35k
$66k
5Finance
$47,088
$35k
$66k

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