Exactly 5,740 of the 11,910 counseling professionals employed in Maryland, work in Baltimore. The number of counseling professionals in Baltimore has shrunk by 24% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for counseling professionals in Baltimore has decreased, overall employment in Baltimore has increased.

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Salaries for counseling professionals in Baltimore have increased. In 2010 counseling professionals in Baltimore reportedly earned an average salary of $48,762 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, counseling professionals in Baltimore made an average salary of $44,712 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Baltimore.

Counseling professionals in Baltimore earn a median salary of $44,884 per year. The 10% of counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $24,516 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 211% higher salaries.

On average counseling professionals in Baltimore earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Baltimore.

There are 8 accredited counseling schools in the city. Many of Baltimore's counseling professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 16 degree and certificate programs in counseling offered by Baltimore's counseling schools.

Approximately 315 students completed counseling courses in 2010.