Of the 8,710 counseling professionals employed in South Carolina, 300 work in Spartanburg. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of counseling professionals in Spartanburg has grown by 7%. As the number of counseling professionals in Spartanburg has increased, overall employment in Spartanburg has also increased.

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In Spartanburg, salaries for counseling professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $44,790 per year was earned by counseling professionals in Spartanburg. The average salary for counseling professionals in Spartanburg was $43,487 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Spartanburg.

Spartanburg counseling professionals earn a median yearly salary of $43,930. The difference in pay between the counseling professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 89%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $31,723 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $59,853 per year.

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

Many of Spartanburg's counseling professionals are graduates of the only accredited counseling school in the city.

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

Approximately 15 students graduated from counseling courses in 2010.