Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Occupation · SOC 2018 21-1012 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 21-1012
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.04%
- Applications on record
- 4,851
- FY2025
- 414
- Median offered wage
- $55,284
- Certified (last three years)
- 98.5%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (SOC 21-1012). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Data table
| FY2008 | 30 |
| FY2009 | 51 |
| FY2010 | 216 |
| FY2011 | 208 |
| FY2012 | 286 |
| FY2013 | 207 |
| FY2014 | 230 |
| FY2015 | 288 |
| FY2016 | 271 |
| FY2017 | 306 |
| FY2018 | 336 |
| FY2019 | 278 |
| FY2020 | 242 |
| FY2021 | 271 |
| FY2022 | 253 |
| FY2023 | 300 |
| FY2024 | 354 |
| FY2025 | 414 |
| FY2026* | 310 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 260 | 50 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 368 | 46 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 338 | 16 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 278 | 22 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 225 | 28 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 232 | 39 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 207 | 35 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 246 | 32 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 311 | 25 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 288 | 18 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 222 | 49 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 258 | 30 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 200 | 30 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 197 | 10 |
| FY2012 | 2 | 249 | 35 |
| FY2011 | 1 | 184 | 23 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 183 | 33 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 39 | 12 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Michigan State University77
- Monroe College Ltd.58
- University of Minnesota46
- The Ohio University43
- Colorado State University42
- Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc.40
- Aspire Pathway LLC36
- Ivy Labs Education, Inc.33
- C2 Educational Systems, Inc.31
- Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska31
- InGenius LLC29
- Case Western Reserve University27
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 740 |
| NY | 661 |
| MA | 262 |
| VA | 246 |
| PA | 242 |
| TX | 236 |
| FL | 196 |
| OH | 181 |
| MI | 145 |
| IL | 120 |
| GA | 119 |
| CO | 118 |
| NC | 116 |
| NJ | 101 |
| MN | 99 |
| AZ | 84 |
| MO | 84 |
| WA | 81 |
| IA | 78 |
| CT | 76 |
| IN | 74 |
| DC | 71 |
| MD | 57 |
| TN | 55 |
| OR | 53 |
| OK | 52 |
| MS | 51 |
| LA | 48 |
| KY | 45 |
| NE | 45 |
| WI | 33 |
| AL | 33 |
| KS | 30 |
| UT | 28 |
| ID | 17 |
| NH | 16 |
| WV | 15 |
| AR | 15 |
| VT | 13 |
| DE | 13 |
| NV | 12 |
| SD | 12 |
| NM | 11 |
| ME | 9 |
| RI | 8 |
| GU | 7 |
| ND | 7 |
| MT | 6 |
| WY | 6 |
| SC | 6 |
| HI | 6 |
| AK | 4 |
| PR | 3 |
| VI | 3 |
| MP | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ643
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA471
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV237
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH220
- Pittsburgh, PA132
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA115
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL101
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA79
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN78
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI75
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $55,284; middle half $48,000 to $67,079 · median prevailing wage $49,816 (marker) · 941 applications.
- Level I530
- Level II247
- Level III70
- Level IV57
- Educational Counselor272
- Academic Advisor161
- Education Counselor129
- School Counselor124
- Admissions Counselor94
- Academic Counselor73
- Counselor63
- Career Counselor52
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
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