Rehab Counselors: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 141,000 jobs for people working as rehab counselors. People pursuing jobs in this occupation should expect a low overall unemployment rate.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Government survey data shows that 15% of employees work fewer than 40 hours per week. Some 6% of rehab counselors work primarily as a consultant.

Training and Education

Having a master's degree may make it easier to find a job. Employees with a bachelor's degree or higher are 73% of the total. About 18% of rehab counselors have some college education, but do not have a degree. High school was all the education required by 9% of workers to get a job. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

Cities with few jobs per capita for employees are Houston (Texas), Gary (Indiana), and Las Vegas (Nevada). The most jobs are found in Longview (Washington), Lawrence (Massachusetts), and Idaho Falls (Idaho).

Within the US, the highest salaries for rehab counselors are found in Providence (Rhode Island), Pueblo (Colorado), and Yakima (Washington), and the lowest are found in Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Lawton (Oklahoma), and Idaho Falls (Idaho).

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Rehab Counselors: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Rehab Counselors, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Rehab Counselors are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Rehab Counselors are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Anniston	40	$36,330	1.4
Alabama	Birmingham	320	$31,400	0.9
Alabama	Gadsden	140	$30,250	7
Alabama	Huntsville	40		0.3
Alabama	Montgomery	150	$38,590	1.3
Alabama	Tuscaloosa	40	$35,690	0.7
Alaska	Anchorage	80		0.7
Arizona	Phoenix	1,060	$31,180	0.8
Arizona	Prescott	70	$45,600	1.8
Arkansas	Hot Springs	40	$40,060	1.8
Arkansas	Jonesboro	40	$32,040	1.3
Arkansas	Little Rock	130	$39,010	0.6
California	Bakersfield	360	$37,710	2
California	Fresno	80		0.3
California	Modesto	60	$29,060	0.5
California	Oakland	610	$46,190	0.8
California	Redding	60	$25,020	1.4
California	Riverside	720	$34,150	0.8
California	Sacramento	400	$31,200	0.6
California	San Diego	890	$37,000	0.9
California	San Francisco	520	$35,550	0.7
California	San Jose	270	$52,360	0.4
California	San Luis Obispo	50	$29,310	0.8
California	Santa Ana	450	$39,110	0.4
California	Santa Cruz	40	$39,550	0.7
California	Santa Rosa	60	$45,040	0.5
California	Vallejo	120		1.5
California	Visalia	310	$33,870	3.5
Colorado	Boulder	520	$34,280	4.8
Colorado	Colorado Springs	50	$38,360	0.3
Colorado	Denver	490	$35,360	0.6
Colorado	Fort Collins	60	$43,380	0.8
Colorado	Grand Junction	90	$27,790	2.6
Colorado	Pueblo	40	$54,400	1.2
Connecticut	Bridgeport	670	$42,760	2.2
Connecticut	Hartford	700	$43,820	1.7
Connecticut	New Haven	800	$38,850	4.2
Connecticut	Norwich	160	$45,350	1.9
Connecticut	Waterbury	90	$35,990	2.1
Delaware	Wilmington	380	$33,070	1.7
District of Columbia	Washington	2,860	$34,280	1.7
Florida	Cape Coral	170	$35,060	1.2
Florida	Deltona	70	$35,720	0.7
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	310	$33,600	0.6
Florida	Gainesville	40	$42,980	0.5
Florida	Jacksonville	210	$39,540	0.5
Florida	Lakeland	70	$30,450	0.5
Florida	Miami	340	$37,640	0.5
Florida	Ocala	80	$31,160	1.3
Florida	Orlando	290	$32,260	0.4
Florida	Palm Bay	100	$33,180	0.8
Florida	Pensacola	210	$29,610	2.1
Florida	Sarasota	50	$38,180	0.3
Florida	Tallahassee	290	$35,810	2.7
Florida	Tampa	440	$35,630	0.5
Florida	West Palm Beach	220	$42,610	0.6
Georgia	Atlanta	760	$37,290	0.5
Georgia	Augusta	100	$30,510	0.7
Georgia	Savannah	80	$36,020	0.8
Hawaii	Honolulu	240	$37,620	0.8
Idaho	Boise	430	$37,990	2.3
Idaho	Coeur Dalene	100	$41,820	3
Idaho	Idaho Falls	240	$23,160	8.3
Idaho	Lewiston	40	$45,640	3.1
Illinois	Chicago	1,740	$39,490	0.6
Illinois	Decatur	70	$28,140	2.5
Illinois	Peoria	160	$31,150	1.4
Illinois	Springfield	50	$49,080	0.7
Indiana	Bloomington	60	$24,240	1.4
Indiana	Evansville	70		0.6
Indiana	Fort Wayne	150	$36,170	1
Indiana	Gary	40	$41,640	0.2
Indiana	Indianapolis	410	$28,480	0.7
Indiana	Muncie	50	$31,170	1.8
Indiana	South Bend	30	$37,050	0.3
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	410	$25,770	4.6
Iowa	Des Moines	500	$29,230	2.2
Iowa	Iowa City	100	$28,400	2.2
Iowa	Sioux City	200	$35,400	4.4
Iowa	Waterloo	110	$34,530	2
Kansas	Lawrence	90	$26,430	3.3
Kansas	Topeka	30	$31,390	0.4
Kansas	Wichita	160	$37,010	0.8
Kentucky	Bowling Green	140	$36,340	3.9
Kentucky	Lexington	180	$34,950	1.1
Kentucky	Louisville	270	$35,860	0.6
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	130	$35,590	0.5
Louisiana	New Orleans	180	$38,250	0.5
Louisiana	Shreveport	170	$37,540	1.4
Maine	Bangor	30	$38,190	0.7
Maine	Portland	110	$40,310	0.8
Maryland	Baltimore	1,190	$34,530	1.3
Maryland	Bethesda	900	$30,210	2.2
Maryland	Hagerstown	80	$31,180	1.2
Maryland	Salisbury	120	$23,630	3.7
Massachusetts	Boston	1,370	$36,820	1.1
Massachusetts	Brockton	140	$34,220	2.4
Massachusetts	Framingham	40	$44,010	0.4
Massachusetts	Haverhill	40	$25,640	0.8
Massachusetts	Lawrence	360	$30,070	10.2
Massachusetts	Leominster	110	$33,650	3.6
Massachusetts	Lowell	60	$39,500	0.8
Massachusetts	New Bedford	40	$43,500	1
Massachusetts	Pittsfield	130	$30,700	6.7
Massachusetts	Springfield	410	$35,620	2
Massachusetts	Taunton	70	$37,190	2.5
Massachusetts	Worcester	460	$41,350	2.7
Michigan	Bay City	50	$37,410	2.4
Michigan	Detroit	250	$44,060	0.5
Michigan	Grand Rapids	90	$40,940	0.3
Michigan	Lansing	130	$50,240	1
Michigan	Warren	360		0.4
Minnesota	Duluth	150	$39,750	1.8
Minnesota	Minneapolis	1,230	$43,020	1
Minnesota	St Cloud	100	$47,700	1.5
Mississippi	Jackson	170	$37,400	1
Missouri	Columbia	110	$33,540	2.1
Missouri	Jefferson City	120	$31,130	2.8
Missouri	Joplin	60	$33,210	1.2
Missouri	Kansas City	1,050	$29,350	1.4
Missouri	Springfield	280	$29,680	2.1
Missouri	St Joseph	90	$32,000	2.9
Missouri	St Louis	1,380	$32,820	1.4
Montana	Billings	30	$44,330	0.6
Montana	Great Falls	40	$34,970	2
Montana	Missoula	40	$36,400	1.3
Nebraska	Lincoln	260	$26,850	2.4
Nebraska	Omaha	550	$30,440	1.7
Nevada	Las Vegas	110	$40,280	0.2
New Hampshire	Manchester	60		0.9
New Hampshire	Portsmouth	30	$44,290	0.9
New Jersey	Camden	1,200	$33,410	3.2
New Jersey	Edison	1,150	$34,940	1.6
New Jersey	Newark	1,640	$40,060	2.3
New Jersey	Trenton	190	$48,950	1.3
New Jersey	Vineland	90	$30,840	2.5
New Mexico	Albuquerque	70	$34,560	0.3
New Mexico	Santa Fe	240	$41,280	6.1
New York	Binghamton	170	$28,100	2.4
New York	Glens Falls	160	$30,510	4.9
New York	Ithaca	40	$24,070	1.6
New York	Kingston	220	$26,760	6
New York	New York	8,360	$31,390	2.3
New York	Poughkeepsie	750	$28,690	4.6
New York	Rochester	1,080	$25,900	3.1
New York	Syracuse	750	$23,730	3.5
North Carolina	Asheville	90	$34,830	0.7
North Carolina	Charlotte	920	$32,480	1.5
North Carolina	Durham	200	$32,450	1.1
North Carolina	Greensboro	270	$32,250	1
North Carolina	Greenville	60	$33,230	1.3
North Carolina	Hickory	90	$40,130	0.8
North Carolina	Raleigh	480	$32,390	1.3
North Carolina	Wilmington	40	$44,050	0.4
North Carolina	Winston Salem	110	$28,480	0.7
North Dakota	Bismarck	60		1.7
North Dakota	Fargo	80	$40,540	1
North Dakota	Grand Forks	30	$40,140	1
Ohio	Akron	270	$43,090	1.2
Ohio	Canton	150	$33,370	1.3
Ohio	Cincinnati	500	$42,160	0.7
Ohio	Cleveland	520	$42,810	0.7
Ohio	Columbus	600	$45,470	0.9
Ohio	Dayton	260	$40,700	1
Ohio	Lima	50	$50,450	1.6
Ohio	Mansfield	140	$33,650	4.4
Ohio	Toledo	210	$38,270	1
Ohio	Youngstown	280	$40,180	1.8
Oklahoma	Lawton	30	$24,160	1.4
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	670	$27,260	1.7
Oklahoma	Tulsa	210	$25,600	0.7
Oregon	Eugene	150	$31,280	1.5
Oregon	Medford	100	$34,290	1.8
Oregon	Salem	150	$43,800	1.5
Pennsylvania	Allentown	400	$34,120	1.7
Pennsylvania	Altoona	30		0.8
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	210	$37,820	1
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	140	$34,610	0.9
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	2,350	$31,110	1.8
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	1,230	$36,410	1.5
Pennsylvania	Reading	140	$38,520	1.3
Pennsylvania	Scranton	190	$39,060	1.1
Pennsylvania	State College	50	$29,460	1.4
Pennsylvania	Williamsport	40	$36,670	1.3
Pennsylvania	York	80	$37,570	0.7
Rhode Island	Providence	330	$47,740	0.8
South Carolina	Charleston	420	$29,240	2.1
South Carolina	Columbia	230	$41,570	0.9
South Carolina	Greenville	120	$29,430	0.6
South Dakota	Rapid City	60	$32,860	1.5
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	110	$37,450	1.2
Tennessee	Clarksville	30	$33,510	0.6
Tennessee	Kingsport	120	$26,620	1.6
Tennessee	Memphis	450	$36,300	1
Tennessee	Nashville	450	$26,080	0.8
Texas	Abilene	40	$33,680	1
Texas	Austin	480	$34,920	0.9
Texas	Beaumont	100	$31,940	0.9
Texas	Corpus Christi	70		0.6
Texas	Dallas	400	$39,880	0.3
Texas	El Paso	100	$36,880	0.6
Texas	Fort Worth	480	$34,770	0.8
Texas	Houston	430	$39,370	0.2
Texas	Lubbock	30	$40,430	0.4
Texas	Mcallen	40	$45,170	0.3
Texas	San Antonio	140	$41,300	0.2
Texas	Texarkana	30	$39,410	0.9
Texas	Tyler	40	$35,400	0.7
Texas	Victoria	50	$32,900	1.8
Utah	Ogden	70	$42,520	0.5
Utah	Provo	80	$40,380	0.7
Utah	Salt Lake City	170	$39,400	0.4
Virginia	Charlottesville	40	$49,510	0.7
Virginia	Harrisonburg	70	$43,930	2.1
Virginia	Lynchburg	350	$27,680	5.4
Virginia	Richmond	1,490	$29,950	3.6
Virginia	Roanoke	130	$33,640	1.2
Virginia	Virginia Beach	1,220	$30,940	2.3
Washington	Bellingham	130	$36,580	2.6
Washington	Bremerton	170		3.2
Washington	Kennewick	190	$36,800	3.3
Washington	Longview	220	$30,850	11.5
Washington	Mount Vernon	120	$38,880	4.5
Washington	Olympia	240	$48,810	4
Washington	Spokane	670	$45,530	4.7
Washington	Wenatchee	60	$40,510	2.5
Washington	Yakima	210	$51,940	4.1
West Virginia	Charleston	80	$41,030	0.8
West Virginia	Huntington	80	$32,660	1.1
West Virginia	Wheeling	130	$27,900	3.3
Wisconsin	Green Bay	50	$40,000	0.4
Wisconsin	La Crosse	30	$36,060	0.7
Wisconsin	Madison	250	$31,860	1.1
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	500	$37,520	0.8
Wisconsin	Oshkosh	30	$39,950	0.6
Wisconsin	Racine	60	$34,960	1.2

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