Exactly 2,850 of the 18,220 counseling professionals employed in Washington State, work in Lakewood. Between 2006 and 2010, in Lakewood, there has been a 2% decline in the number of counseling professionals. As the employment for counseling professionals in Lakewood has decreased, overall employment in Lakewood has increased.

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In Lakewood, salaries for counseling professionals have decreased. In 2010 counseling professionals in Lakewood reportedly earned an average salary of $51,080 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, counseling professionals in Lakewood made an average salary of $52,232 per year. The decline in the salary of counseling professionals in Lakewood is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Lakewood counseling professionals earn a median yearly salary of $49,582. The 10% of counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $36,600 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $69,210 per year.

Counseling professional salaries in Lakewood are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 2 accredited counseling schools in the city. Many of Lakewood's counseling professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 4 degree and certificate programs in counseling offered by Lakewood's counseling schools.

Approximately 17 students completed counseling courses in 2010.