Occupational Employment Statistics
21-1012 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.
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Minnesota
| 4,210 | 168 | $32.11/hr | $23.22/hr | $25.85/hr | $30.04/hr | $37.25/hr | $43.76/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
| Education and Health Services | 3,890 | $29.93/hr |
| Other Services | 30 | $23.49/hr |
| Public Administration | 280 | $31.94/hr |
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Social and Human Service Assistants
| 12,260 | $22.54/hr | 7.3% |
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Child, Family, and School Social Workers
| 8,280 | $33.22/hr | 5.6% |
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
| 3,210 | $32.64/hr | 6.5% |
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Marriage and Family Therapists
| 4,230 | $32.63/hr | 14.7% |
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School Psychologists
| 840 | $40.90/hr | 3.0% |
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Rehabilitation Counselors
| 2,670 | $22.73/hr | 7.1% |
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Healthcare Social Workers
| 2,710 | $33.91/hr | 5.8% |
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Special Education Teachers, Preschool
| 1,530 | $73,443.36/yr | 3.2% |
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Special Education Teachers, Middle School
| 2,020 | $67,220.92/yr | 2.8% |
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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
| 1,670 | $50.10/hr | 9.9% |
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.
- Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
- Establish and enforce administration policies and rules governing student behavior.
- Conduct follow-up interviews with counselees to determine if their needs have been met.
- Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.
- Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Provide students with information on topics, such as college degree programs and admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, trade and technical schools, and apprenticeship programs.
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.
- Assess needs for assistance, such as rehabilitation, financial aid, or additional vocational training, and refer clients to the appropriate services.