Exactly 410 of Massachusetts' 20,590 counseling professionals work in Framingham. There has been a 8% growth in the number of counseling professionals in Framingham between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of counseling professionals in Framingham has increased, overall employment in Framingham has decreased.

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Salaries for counseling professionals in Framingham have decreased. In 2010 counseling professionals in Framingham reportedly earned an average salary of $50,036 per year. The average salary for counseling professionals in Framingham was $55,537 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of counseling professionals in Framingham is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Counseling professionals in Framingham make a median yearly salary of $43,300. The 10% of counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,814 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 175% higher salaries.

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

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

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

Approximately 20 students graduated from counseling courses in 2010.