Exactly 170 of the 1,990 counseling professionals employed in Montana, work in Billings. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of counseling professionals in Billings has grown by 21%. As the employment for counseling professionals in Billings has increased, overall employment in Billings has decreased.

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As the number of counseling professionals in Billings has grown, salaries for counseling professionals have also increased. In 2010 counseling professionals in Billings reportedly earned an average salary of $45,190 per year. The average salary for counseling professionals in Billings was $37,285 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Billings.

Counseling professionals in Billings make a median yearly salary of $49,650. The 10% of counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $26,240 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 123% higher salaries.

On average counseling professionals in Billings earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Billings.

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

Billings' counseling school offers one counseling degree and certificate program.

Approximately 18 students completed counseling courses in 2010.