Drug Abuse Counselors Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

If you add up all the drug abuse counselors in the country you get a total of about 83,000. There has been a low unemployment rate for workers. An unfortunate 3% of employees were without jobs in 2006.

Flexibility

Drug abuse counselors who work for themselves total about 6%. Government statistics report that 15% of workers are employed part-time.

Education

A bachelor's degree is often necessary for working in the field. About 73% of drug abuse counselors have earned a degree. Some college, below a 4-year degree, is sufficient for 18% of workers. Employees with only a high school education represent about 9% of all.

Local Outlook

Drug abuse counselors appear most common in Mount Vernon (Washington), Vineland (New Jersey), and Eau Claire (Wisconsin), and least common in Salt Lake City (Utah), Dallas (Texas), and Columbia (South Carolina). State College (Pennsylvania), Kingston (New York), and Miami (Florida) offer the highest pay. Spokane (Washington), Corpus Christi (Texas), and Little Rock (Arkansas) offer the lowest salaries.

Detailed local employment conditions for Drug Abuse Counselors in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Drug Abuse Counselors

Employment info for Drug Abuse Counselors, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Alabama	Anniston	2.32	50	$28,000
Alabama	Birmingham	0.92	240	$35,000
Alabama	Huntsville	0.52	50	$35,000
Alabama	Mobile	1.27	110	$37,000
Alabama	Montgomery	0.49	40	$40,000
Alaska	Anchorage	1.05	80	$41,000
Arizona	Phoenix	0.49	480	$47,000
Arizona	Tucson	1.38	260	$32,000
Arkansas	Fort Smith	0.55	30	$28,000
Arkansas	Little Rock	0.42	70	$30,000
California	Bakersfield	1.79	230	$41,000
California	Fresno	1.4	230	$34,000
California	Los Angeles	0.97	2,070	$33,000
California	Modesto	2.51	200	$36,000
California	Oakland	1.3	680	$33,000
California	Oxnard	0.59	90	$35,000
California	Riverside	1.77	1,180	$36,000
California	Sacramento	0.59	270	$36,000
California	San Diego	0.75	510	$38,000
California	San Francisco	1.69	840	$37,000
California	San Jose	0.63	290	$37,000
California	Santa Ana	0.46	360	$33,000
California	Santa Barbara	0.74	60	$38,000
California	Santa Rosa	2.56	240	$33,000
California	Vallejo	1.87	110	$35,000
California	Visalia	3.21	210	$29,000
Colorado	Denver	0.52	330	$32,000
Connecticut	Bridgeport	1.32	290	$38,000
Connecticut	Hartford	1.95	560	$42,000
Connecticut	New Haven	1.46	200	$43,000
Connecticut	Norwich	0.86	50	$48,000
Connecticut	Waterbury	3.75	120	$41,000
Delaware	Wilmington	1.28	210	$38,000
District of Columbia	Washington	0.92	1,090	$44,000
Florida	Deltona	0.52	40	$39,000
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	1.31	500	$47,000
Florida	Gainesville	1.52	80	$35,000
Florida	Jacksonville	1.26	390	$36,000
Florida	Lakeland	0.51	50	$42,000
Florida	Miami	0.79	400	$48,000
Florida	Ocala	1.1	50	$36,000
Florida	Orlando	0.54	290	$35,000
Florida	Palm Bay	1.24	120	$28,000
Florida	Panama City	2.52	80	$32,000
Florida	Pensacola	1.33	100	$39,000
Florida	Port St Lucie	0.79	50	$44,000
Florida	Sarasota	1.43	200	$35,000
Florida	Tallahassee	1.63	130	$33,000
Florida	Tampa	0.97	620	$37,000
Florida	West Palm Beach	1.09	310	$37,000
Georgia	Atlanta	0.5	610	$39,000
Georgia	Augusta	0.9	90	$38,000
Georgia	Macon	1.29	60	$37,000
Hawaii	Honolulu	1.13	240	$44,000
Idaho	Boise	0.75	100	$33,000
Idaho	Coeur Dalene	2.25	50	$37,000
Illinois	Chicago	1.48	2,910	$34,000
Illinois	Peoria	0.88	70	$43,000
Indiana	Elkhart	1.13	70
Indiana	Evansville	0.83	70	$41,000
Indiana	Fort Wayne	0.76	80	$41,000
Indiana	Gary	0.43	60	$37,000
Indiana	Michigan City	2.13	40	$32,000
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	1.56	100	$35,000
Iowa	Davenport	1.6	140	$31,000
Iowa	Des Moines	1.19	190	$31,000
Kansas	Topeka	1.58	80	$34,000
Kentucky	Louisville	0.72	220	$39,000
Louisiana	Alexandria	3.06	80	$26,000
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	0.67	120	$34,000
Louisiana	New Orleans	0.76	190	$35,000
Maine	Lewiston	1.4	30	$31,000
Maine	Portland	3.23	310	$43,000
Maryland	Baltimore	1.89	1,240	$40,000
Maryland	Hagerstown	2.77	130	$44,000
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	1.28	60	$42,000
Massachusetts	Boston	0.79	690	$41,000
Massachusetts	Brockton	1.23	50
Massachusetts	Lowell	1.07	60	$45,000
Massachusetts	Springfield	1.67	250	$42,000
Massachusetts	Worcester	1.93	240	$37,000
Michigan	Battle Creek	1.81	40	$47,000
Michigan	Detroit	1.44	540	$36,000
Michigan	Kalamazoo	1.48	100	$40,000
Michigan	Warren	0.35	210	$41,000
Minnesota	Duluth	2.31	140	$43,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	1.15	1,060	$42,000
Minnesota	Rochester	2.87	110	$49,000
Minnesota	St Cloud	2.38	110	$48,000
Mississippi	Gulfport	1.63	80	$40,000
Mississippi	Jackson	2.01	250	$30,000
Missouri	Columbia	1.34	50	$29,000
Missouri	Jefferson City	1.26	40	$42,000
Missouri	Kansas City	0.6	310	$40,000
Missouri	St Joseph	1.42	30	$40,000
Missouri	St Louis	1.15	790	$33,000
Montana	Billings	1.34	50	$38,000
Nebraska	Lincoln	1.45	110	$35,000
Nebraska	Omaha	1.18	270	$39,000
Nevada	Las Vegas	0.34	160	$42,000
Nevada	Reno	1.32	140	$39,000
New Hampshire	Manchester	1.29	60	$33,000
New Jersey	Atlantic City	1.95	130	$37,000
New Jersey	Camden	2.41	650	$37,000
New Jersey	Edison	1.39	720	$43,000
New Jersey	Newark	2.23	1,140	$42,000
New Jersey	Trenton	2.34	250	$45,000
New Jersey	Vineland	5.38	140	$38,000
New Mexico	Albuquerque	1.35	260	$32,000
New Mexico	Farmington	3.07	70	$37,000
New York	Albany	2.56	560	$31,000
New York	Binghamton	2.14	110	$38,000
New York	Buffalo	2.2	590	$35,000
New York	Glens Falls	1.79	40	$38,000
New York	Ithaca	1.76	30	$38,000
New York	Kingston	1.86	50	$50,000
New York	Nassau	1.45	920	$45,000
New York	New York	2.24	5,770	$44,000
New York	Poughkeepsie	2.11	250	$39,000
New York	Rochester	2.34	590	$34,000
New York	Syracuse	2.66	400	$39,000
New York	Utica	1.83	110	$42,000
North Carolina	Asheville	0.58	50	$37,000
North Carolina	Charlotte	0.7	310	$33,000
North Carolina	Durham	1.15	150	$37,000
North Carolina	Fayetteville	1.24	70	$39,000
North Carolina	Hickory	0.87	70	$38,000
North Dakota	Bismarck	2.43	60	$43,000
North Dakota	Fargo	2.03	110	$41,000
Ohio	Akron	0.71	120	$37,000
Ohio	Cincinnati	0.74	390	$42,000
Ohio	Cleveland	0.92	500	$39,000
Ohio	Columbus	0.79	370	$38,000
Ohio	Dayton	0.81	160	$39,000
Ohio	Mansfield	3.89	90	$33,000
Ohio	Toledo	1.43	230	$43,000
Ohio	Youngstown	1.62	190	$38,000
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	1.4	400	$34,000
Oklahoma	Tulsa	1.03	220	$37,000
Oregon	Eugene	1.53	110	$27,000
Oregon	Portland	1.63	860	$39,000
Oregon	Salem	1.83	130	$38,000
Pennsylvania	Allentown	1.5	250	$39,000
Pennsylvania	Erie	2.26	140	$33,000
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	2.09	310	$37,000
Pennsylvania	Johnstown	1.93	50	$32,000
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	0.87	100	$33,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	2.44	2,310	$39,000
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	1.81	1,050	$35,000
Pennsylvania	Reading	2.91	230	$42,000
Pennsylvania	Scranton	1.4	180	$40,000
Pennsylvania	State College	2.24	60	$53,000
Pennsylvania	York	1.15	100	$32,000
Rhode Island	Providence	1.49	440	$40,000
South Carolina	Columbia	0.23	40	$39,000
South Carolina	Myrtle Beach	1.42	80	$35,000
South Carolina	Spartanburg	0.51	30	$37,000
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	3.25	210	$39,000
Tennessee	Johnson City	1.15	40	$27,000
Tennessee	Knoxville	1.21	200	$30,000
Texas	Beaumont	1.19	90	$29,000
Texas	Corpus Christi	1.2	100	$26,000
Texas	Dallas	0.27	280	$33,000
Texas	Fort Worth	0.4	170	$34,000
Texas	Houston	0.63	800	$33,000
Texas	Killeen	0.74	40	$32,000
Texas	Laredo	1.1	40	$31,000
Texas	Longview	2.13	90	$31,000
Texas	Lubbock	1.47	80	$31,000
Texas	San Antonio	0.46	190	$39,000
Utah	Ogden	0.43	40	$40,000
Utah	Provo	0.74	60	$39,000
Utah	Salt Lake City	0.33	100	$41,000
Vermont	Burlington	1.55	80	$50,000
Virginia	Blacksburg	3.62	90
Virginia	Harrisonburg	1.24	30	$43,000
Virginia	Richmond	0.85	260	$37,000
Virginia	Virginia Beach	0.44	170	$39,000
Washington	Kennewick	2	80	$34,000
Washington	Mount Vernon	5.88	110	$41,000
Washington	Seattle	0.98	710	$38,000
Washington	Spokane	4.12	420	$29,000
Washington	Tacoma	1.2	160	$34,000
Washington	Wenatchee	2.28	40	$43,000
West Virginia	Huntington	0.93	50	$38,000
West Virginia	Wheeling	1.36	40	$34,000
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	4.37	150	$44,000
Wisconsin	La Crosse	2.48	80	$46,000
Wisconsin	Madison	0.49	80	$37,000
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	0.87	380	$42,000
Wisconsin	Oshkosh	1.57	60	$49,000
Wisconsin	Racine	1.97	70	$35,000
Wyoming	Casper	3.2	50	$37,000