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
| 310 | 33 | $32.09/hr | $23.20/hr | $25.15/hr | $31.60/hr | $39.10/hr | $40.91/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 80 | $25.27/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 3,520 | $30.22/hr |
| Other Services | 110 | $19.85/hr |
| Public Administration | 180 | $30.88/hr |
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Social and Human Service Assistants
| 10,230 | $20.24/hr | 10.5% |
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Child, Family, and School Social Workers
| 8,240 | $30.79/hr | 10.6% |
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
| 3,110 | $30.53/hr | 7.6% |
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Marriage and Family Therapists
| 2,310 | $33.15/hr | 15.5% |
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School Psychologists
| 1,090 | $40.10/hr | N/A |
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Rehabilitation Counselors
| 3,030 | $23.91/hr | 5.7% |
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Healthcare Social Workers
| 3,430 | $31.51/hr | 12.1% |
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Special Education Teachers, Preschool
| 1,890 | $65,673.96/yr | 8.2% |
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Special Education Teachers, Middle School
| 1,460 | $64,467.18/yr | 6.8% |
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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
| 1,260 | $49.90/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.