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What career counsellors make
Typical
$62,000
New employment counsellor
$47,000
College or government, senior
$90,000
Job Bank's national median is $29.95 an hour, about $62,000 a year full time. The page covers career counsellors outside the school system, so school guidance counsellors are counted separately and are paid on a teacher grid instead.