Rehabilitation Counselors in Minnesota
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While jobs for Rehabilitation Counselors in Minnesota are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Rehabilitation Counselors in Minnesota is expected to decrease.
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Rehabilitation Counselors in Minnesota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Rehabilitation Counselor Career?
- Health Professions
- Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
- Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
- Rehabilitation Science
How Many Rehabilitation Counselors Work in Minnesota?
In Minnesota, there were 3,720 people working as Rehabilitation Counselors in the year 2018.
There were 3,640 Rehabilitation Counselors employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 1,180 Rehabilitation Counselors working in it, which means Minnesota has more Rehabilitation Counselors than average.
Job Projections for Minnesota
Jobs for Rehabilitation Counselors in this state are declining at a rate of 5.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.7%.
Minnesota Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 370 annual job openings, and a total of 3,730 jobs for Minnesota Rehabilitation Counselors in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 14,500 annual jobs and 134,400 total jobs in 2026.
What do Rehabilitation Counselors Make in Minnesota?
In 2018 wages for Rehabilitation Counselors ranged from $26,580 to $61,800 with $38,130 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.78 to $29.71. The median hourly rate was $18.33.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.69 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $0.64.
The median salary in Minnesota is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Minnesota Metros for Rehabilitation Counselors
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Rehabilitation Counselors.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,300 | $38,000 |
Duluth, MN-WI | 260 | $35,320 |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN | 150 | $47,640 |
Rochester, MN | 130 | $47,360 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 90 | $34,370 |
St. Cloud, MN | 80 | $39,160 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN | 70 | $36,060 |
Fargo, ND-MN | 60 | $31,830 |
Top States for Rehabilitation Counselors Employment
The table below shows the states where most Rehabilitation Counselors work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 15,270 | $30,530 |
New York | 9,720 | $33,050 |
Pennsylvania | 7,110 | $35,250 |
Massachusetts | 6,310 | $40,380 |
Ohio | 5,320 | $34,480 |
Minnesota | 3,720 | $38,130 |
Illinois | 3,670 | $35,590 |
Washington | 3,570 | $43,930 |
Texas | 3,270 | $44,700 |
Michigan | 3,180 | $36,610 |
Virginia | 3,080 | $38,870 |
Wisconsin | 2,830 | $29,270 |
Florida | 2,720 | $35,550 |
North Carolina | 2,370 | $39,380 |
Connecticut | 2,280 | $36,590 |
Missouri | 2,210 | $35,170 |
Tennessee | 2,170 | $22,430 |
Maryland | 2,140 | $33,400 |
Iowa | 1,900 | $30,210 |
Oklahoma | 1,900 | $22,260 |
Below are the states where Rehabilitation Counselors get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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New Jersey | $62,600 |
Rhode Island | $60,250 |
Alaska | $56,540 |
North Dakota | $49,620 |
Maine | $46,940 |
Colorado | $46,610 |
Texas | $44,700 |
Louisiana | $44,330 |
Washington | $43,930 |
Alabama | $42,910 |
Related Careers in Minnesota
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Minnesota Employment Total |
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Marriage and Family Therapists | 1,040 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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