Learn About School Counseling
School Counseling is part of the Education & Training career cluster as well as the Human Services career cluster. Careers in these clusters involve teaching and helping people with a variety of needs in schools.
School Counseling Career Profile
Career Title
Mid-Range Annual Salary in SD
SD Projected Annual Openings
Degree Typically Acquired
Career Title
Teaching Assistant
Assist students birth to age 5, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties and provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
Mid-Range Annual Salary in SD
$22,300 - $30,000
SD Projected Annual Openings
499
Degree Typically Acquired
Career Title
Child, Family, and School Social Worker
HOT CAREER IN SD
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
Mid-Range Annual Salary in SD
$35,200 - $48,100
SD Projected Annual Openings
195
Degree Typically Acquired
Career Title
EDUCATIONAL, CAREER, SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND ADVISOR
HOT CAREER IN SD
Support and advise students to help them succeed in school and plan for their future career.
Mid-Range Annual Salary in SD
$37,600 - $51,000
SD Projected Annual Openings
96
Degree Typically Acquired
Career Title
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologist
Diagnose and treat mental disorders; learning disabilities; and cognitive, behavioral, and emotional problems, using individual, child, family, and group therapies. May design and implement behavior modification programs.
Mid-Range Annual Salary in SD
$59,300 - $85,500
SD Projected Annual Openings
39
Degree Typically Acquired
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