Exactly 770 of Maine's 2,900 counseling professionals work in Portland. There has been a 24% decline in the number of counseling professionals in Portland between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for counseling professionals in Portland has decreased, overall employment in Portland has increased.

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Salaries for counseling professionals in Portland have increased. In 2010 Portland counseling professionals earned an average yearly salary of $53,623. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for counseling professionals in Portland was $43,188 per year. The growth in the salary of counseling professionals in Portland is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Counseling professionals in Portland make a median yearly salary of $49,978. The 10% of counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,275 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $78,102 per year.

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

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in counseling offered by Portland's counseling schools.

Approximately 50 students completed counseling courses in 2010.