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Rehabilitation Counselors
Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.
What a rehabilitation counselor does
Become a rehabilitation counselor
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good rehabilitation counselor
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $26 per hour with an average salary of $54,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $20 and $29 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $42,500 and $61,100 per year.
Rehabilitation Counselor job outlook
- There are 4,515 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 543 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.