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Rehabilitation Counselors in South Carolina

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14.5% Jobs Projection
$31,060 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Rehabilitation Counselors in South Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Rehabilitation Counselors in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Rehabilitation Counselors in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Rehabilitation Counselors Work in South Carolina?

910 people worked as Rehabilitation Counselors in 2018 in this state.

There were 840 Rehabilitation Counselors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,180 Rehabilitation Counselors working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Rehabilitation Counselors than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Rehabilitation Counselors in this state are growing at a rate of 14.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.7%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 790 total jobs in 2026 for Rehabilitation Counselors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,500 annual jobs and 134,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Rehabilitation Counselors Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Rehabilitation Counselors ranged from $21,430 to $48,950 with $31,060 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.3 to $23.53. The median hourly rate was $14.93.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.04 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.89.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina 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
Columbia, SC 390 $27,870
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 310 $49,550
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 140 $30,970
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 130 $35,820
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 80 $25,040
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 70 $35,640
Florence, SC 70 $24,300
Spartanburg, SC 40 $31,050

Top States for Rehabilitation Counselors Employment

View the list below to see where most Rehabilitation Counselors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
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
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

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