Exactly 580 of the 24,880 counseling professionals employed in Illinois, work in Rockford. The number of counseling professionals in Rockford has grown by 57% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of counseling professionals in Rockford has increased, overall employment in Rockford has also increased.

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In Rockford, salaries for counseling professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $49,448 per year was earned by counseling professionals in Rockford. Counseling professionals in Rockford made a yearly average salary of $46,340, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of counseling professionals in Rockford is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Rockford counseling professionals earn a median yearly salary of $48,662. The 10% of counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,732 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 132% higher salaries.

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

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

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

Approximately 1 students completed counseling courses in 2010.