Occupational Employment Statistics
21-1012 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.
Northwest Minnesota
| 290 | 23 | $28.31/hr | $20.64/hr | $23.75/hr | $28.52/hr | $30.85/hr | $38.86/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 40 | $26.29/hr |
Education and Health Services | 3,380 | $29.76/hr |
Other Services | N/A | $20.82/hr |
Public Administration | N/A | $30.31/hr |
Social and Human Service Assistants
| 10,710 | $20.29/hr | 10.5% |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
| 7,400 | $31.74/hr | 10.6% |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
| 2,690 | $32.31/hr | 7.6% |
Marriage and Family Therapists
| 3,240 | $32.93/hr | 15.5% |
School Psychologists
| 1,020 | $40.55/hr | N/A |
Rehabilitation Counselors
| 2,580 | $22.67/hr | 5.7% |
Healthcare Social Workers
| 2,690 | $31.23/hr | 12.1% |
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
| 1,900 | $68,059.07/yr | 8.2% |
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
| 1,840 | $62,586.51/yr | 6.8% |
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
| 1,130 | $50.18/hr | N/A |
- 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.