Exactly 940 of Illinois' 24,880 counseling professionals work in Lincoln. There has been a 7% decline in the number of counseling professionals in Lincoln between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for counseling professionals in Lincoln has decreased, overall employment in Lincoln has increased.

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As the number of counseling professionals in Lincoln has shrunk, salaries for counseling professionals have increased. In 2010 counseling professionals in Lincoln reportedly earned an average salary of $42,340 per year. Counseling professionals in Lincoln made a yearly average salary of $39,278, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Lincoln.

Counseling professionals make a median salary of $38,728 per year in Lincoln. The difference in pay between the counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 172%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $24,888 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $67,652 per year.

On average counseling professionals in Lincoln earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Lincoln.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 18 students completed counseling courses.