Exactly 570 of Washington State's 18,220 counseling professionals work in Bremerton. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of counseling professionals in Bremerton has grown by 16%. Overall employment in Bremerton has also increased.

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As the number of counseling professionals in Bremerton has grown, salaries for counseling professionals have also increased. In 2010 Bremerton counseling professionals earned an average yearly salary of $49,523. Four years earlier in 2006, counseling professionals in Bremerton made an average salary of $46,495 per year. The growth in the salary of counseling professionals in Bremerton is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Counseling professionals make a median salary of $48,488 per year in Bremerton. The difference in pay between the counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 95%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $34,715 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $67,695 per year.

Bremerton counseling professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited counseling school in the city. Many of Bremerton's counseling professionals are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 6 students completed counseling courses in 2010.