Job Prospects

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• Job prospects for Counsellors are good.
• Employment for Counsellors to 2014-15 is expected to grow very strongly. Employment in this large occupation (21 300 in November 2009) rose moderately in the past five years, and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years).
• Counsellors have a below average proportion of full-time jobs (64.5 per cent). For Counsellors working full-time, average weekly hours are 39.0 (compared to 41.3 for all occupations) and earnings are average - in the sixth decile. Unemployment for Counsellors is average.
• Counsellors are employed across several industries including: Health Care and Social Assistance; Education and Training; Public Administration and Safety; and Administrative and Support Services.
• The (internet) vacancy level for Counsellors is moderate. The proportion of workers leaving the occupation (and needing to be replaced) is 11.4 per cent (annually) compared to the average for all occupations of 13.1 per cent.
• The mix of industries employing Counsellors is very favourable for employment growth prospects.

Key Indicators

The graph shows 12 key indicators for this occupation - employment size, full-time share of employment, earnings, unemployment, historical employment growth (long-term, medium term and short-term), future employment growth, mix of industries, job openings.