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Career Counselors

Career Counselors - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Schools, colleges, and universities
  • Job training services

Outlook

Demand for this career is growing faster than average. The number of students in school is expected to increase. This will create a greater demand for counselors. In addition, the number of duties counselors have is growing. However, growth in this career may be limited by school budgets. Counseling programs are some of the first items that are reduced when budgets are cut.

School Counselors (CIS 100288)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
14,665
Very large
&
9.0%
8.2%
>>>>
1,539
High
  Champaign Area
1,325
Very large
&
12.9%
5.2%
>>>>
147
Very High
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
256
Medium
&
2.0%
2.9%
>>>>
23
Few
  Cook County
6,319
Large
&
9.4%
9.2%
>>>>
666
High
  Decatur Area
110
Medium
&
5.5%
3.8%
>>>>
12
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
831
Large
&
11.9%
10.3%
>>>>
91
Moderate
  Du Page County
974
Large
&
8.7%
8.8%
>>>>
101
Moderate
  Edwardsville Area
344
Large
&
19.8%
12.4%
>>>>
41
Few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
117
Medium
&
0.9%
-0.2%
>>>>
11
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
189
Medium
&
5.3%
6.0%
>>>>
19
Few
  Lake County
592
Large
&
12.7%
11.7%
>>>>
65
Few
  McHenry County
190
Medium
&
3.2%
7.6%
>>>>
18
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
558
Very large
&
-1.8%
4.4%
>>>>
50
Moderate
  Northwest Illinois Area
209
Medium
&
2.4%
4.3%
>>>>
19
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
734
Large
&
13.2%
4.5%
>>>>
82
Moderate
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
247
Large
&
1.6%
3.5%
>>>>
23
Few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
192
Medium
&
13.5%
5.6%
>>>>
22
Few
  Rockford Area
262
Medium
&
2.7%
6.6%
>>>>
26
Few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
122
Medium
&
8.2%
1.1%
>>>>
13
Few
  Springfield Area
304
Large
&
9.2%
4.6%
>>>>
32
Few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
304
Medium
&
-3.6%
0.9%
>>>>
27
Few
  Vermilion County
52
Small
&
0.0%
-0.5%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Will County
511
Large
&
8.6%
14.9%
>>>>
53
Few
United States
342,400
Large
&
5.4%
2.8%
>>>>
26,600
Moderate
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.