Counselors held about 635,000 jobs in 2006 and the Bureau of Labor estimates that it will grow by 21 percent between 2006 and 2016, especially in counseling specialties dealing with substance abuse and addictions. Counselors can work for a treatment center, a hospital, in private practice and as many as 47 percent of all counselors work for the government. There is also a wide variety of different types of counselors including educational counselors, vocational counselors, rehab counselors, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists and more. Educational counselors make the most money, followed by family and vocational counselors. Counseling careers usually require a masters degree in psychology and a license in the state of practice.
