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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Southeast Minnesota
| 300 | 30 | $32.56/hr | $22.92/hr | $27.14/hr | $31.83/hr | $39.17/hr | $40.30/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
| Education and Health Services | 4,140 | $30.62/hr |
| Other Services | 40 | $25.61/hr |
| Public Administration | 250 | $33.17/hr |
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Social and Human Service Assistants
| 11,290 | $23.82/hr | 7.3% |
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Child, Family, and School Social Workers
| 6,430 | $31.70/hr | 5.6% |
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
| 3,430 | $37.60/hr | 6.5% |
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Marriage and Family Therapists
| 3,780 | $35.28/hr | 14.7% |
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School Psychologists
| 1,070 | $40.24/hr | 3.0% |
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Rehabilitation Counselors
| 2,550 | $22.89/hr | 7.1% |
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Healthcare Social Workers
| 2,530 | $35.27/hr | 5.8% |
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Special Education Teachers, Preschool
| 1,130 | $67,515.71/yr | 3.2% |
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Special Education Teachers, Middle School
| 2,140 | $61,805.73/yr | 2.8% |
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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
| 1,490 | $50.05/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.