Rehabilitation Counselors
SOC 21-1015 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $45,725per year
- Projected openings
- 17,450
- Projected change
- +14.8%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $58,303 | 470 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $51,770 | 150 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $50,764 | 660 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $50,455 | 50 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $50,164 | 870 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $47,825 | 280 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $47,671 | 110 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $46,850 | 170 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $46,480 | 140 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $45,083 | 240 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $45,021 | 150 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $44,980 | 80 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $44,497 | 990 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $44,251 | 830 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $44,174 | 1,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $44,098 | 3,280 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $44,066 | 30 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $43,727 | 90 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $43,645 | 160 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $42,823 | 250 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $42,412 | 900 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $41,970 | 130 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $41,477 | 230 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $40,532 | 60 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $40,389 | 50 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $40,389 | 110 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $39,598 | 560 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $39,002 | 170 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 40 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $81,211 | 22,620 | +20.1% |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $92,170 | 19,610 | +19.4% |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $67,025 | 60,640 | +14.1% |
| Psychiatric Technicians | $50,516 | 16,680 | +27.5% |
| Recreational Therapists | $100,918 | 1,870 | +15.8% |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $84,606 | 35,490 | +19.3% |
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