Exactly 670 of Louisiana's 9,960 counseling professionals work in Ruston. There has been a 8% growth in the number of counseling professionals in Ruston between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for counseling professionals in Ruston has increased, overall employment in Ruston has decreased.

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In Ruston, salaries for counseling professionals have increased. Ruston counseling professionals made $37,255 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for counseling professionals in Ruston was $33,625 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Ruston.

Counseling professionals make a median salary of $36,570 per year in Ruston. The difference in pay between the counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 123%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $23,632 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $52,595 per year.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 60 students graduated from counseling courses.