Exactly 5,640 of California's 64,500 counseling professionals work in Berkeley. Between 2006 and 2010, in Berkeley, there has been a 22% growth in the number of counseling professionals. As the employment for counseling professionals in Berkeley has increased, overall employment in Berkeley has also increased.

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In Berkeley, salaries for counseling professionals have increased. In 2010 Berkeley counseling professionals earned an average yearly salary of $55,732. The average salary for counseling professionals in Berkeley was $53,687 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Berkeley.

Berkeley counseling professionals earn a median yearly salary of $50,970. The 10% of counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $31,072 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $87,592 per year.

On average counseling professional salaries in Berkeley are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Berkeley's counseling professionals are graduates of the only accredited counseling school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in counseling offered by Berkeley's counseling school.

Approximately 15 students completed counseling courses in 2010.