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Rehabilitation Counselors — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$46,850
United States, 2025
Employment
94,740
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.
- O*NET code
- 21-1015.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Participate in job development and placement programs, contacting prospective employers, placing clients in jobs, and evaluating the success of placements.
- Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals.
- Confer with clients to discuss their options and goals so that rehabilitation programs and plans for accessing needed services can be developed.
- Prepare and maintain records and case files, including documentation, such as clients' personal and eligibility information, services provided, narratives of client contacts, or relevant correspondence.
- Locate barriers to client employment, such as inaccessible work sites, inflexible schedules, or transportation problems, and work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming these barriers.
- Analyze information from interviews, educational and medical records, consultation with other professionals, and diagnostic evaluations to assess clients' abilities, needs, and eligibility for services.
- Monitor and record clients' progress to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
- Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools or community groups.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$35,060
25th percentile
$38,770
75th percentile
$59,260
90th percentile
$77,170
Most important skills
- Social Perceptiveness4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Active Listening4.1
- Monitoring4.1
- Service Orientation4.0
- Coordination4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Writing3.5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5
- Systems Evaluation3.3
- Active Learning3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Service Orientation | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Coordination | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 3.5 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Rehabilitation CounselorsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven, CT | $79,380 | — | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | $72,960 | 40 | 2025 |
| Johnstown, PA | $70,450 | 110 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $69,740 | 140 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | $69,180 | 40 | 2025 |
| WY | $67,640 | 70 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $66,950 | 60 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | $66,700 | 60 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $66,680 | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | $66,480 | 60 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | $64,420 | 450 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $63,620 | 30 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $63,570 | 290 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $63,480 | 80 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $63,240 | 40 | 2025 |
| ND | $63,050 | 210 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | $61,710 | 70 | 2025 |
| AK | $61,590 | 130 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | $61,420 | 40 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | $61,420 | 80 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.