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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 21-1012 · CBSA 14460

Occupation
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (SOC 21-1012)
Metropolitan area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Applications FY2020–FY2026
97
Median offered wage
$66,976
Certified (last three years)
98.2%
Median wage$66,976certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors with a worksite in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: applications by fiscal year

1019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1019FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20209
FY202114
FY202217
FY20237
FY202418
FY202519
FY2026*13
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*121
FY2025163
FY2024180
FY202370
FY2022161
FY2021131
FY202081
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Ivy Talent International Education Group Inc.22
  2. Phemia Education Consulting LLC8
  3. Tiancheng International Group Inc8
  4. Brandeis University7
  5. American Education and Translation Services, LLC7
  6. Knovva Academy Inc.6
  7. Overseas Students Services Corp.5
  8. Northeastern University5
  9. PrepEdu Consulting, LLC5
  10. Boston Smartstudy LLC5
  11. Boston Higashi School, Inc.4
  12. Boston College4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2023–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $66,976; middle half $60,404 to $75,425 · median prevailing wage $63,024 (marker) · 51 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I19
  2. Level II23
  3. Level III5
  4. Level IV5
Job titles
  1. Education Counselor16
  2. Educational Counselor9
  3. Educational Consultant7
  4. College Advisor/education Consultant5
  5. Academic Advisor3
  6. Administrative & Program Specialist3
  7. Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion3
  8. International Student Counselor3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors appears on 2,144 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 707 employers in 249 metropolitan areas; Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH accounts for 4.52% of them, and its median offered wage is 21.8% above the national median of $55,000.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
2,144
Metropolitan areas with filings
249
Employers nationwide
707
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$55,000
Share in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
4.52%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ227
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA188
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH97
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV88
  5. Pittsburgh, PA62
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA47
  7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX35
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN34
  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA33
  10. St. Louis, MO-IL32
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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