• Rehabilitation Counselors
  • Human Services
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 39,022
    $29,143 range bar $51,106
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Fast Growing
  • Rehabilitation Counselors help people with physical, mental, developmental, or emotional disabilities live independently. They work with clients to overcome or manage the personal, social, or psychological effects of disabilities on employment or independent living.

What do they typically do

  • Provide individual and group counseling to help clients adjust to their disability
  • Evaluate clients' abilities, interests, experiences, skills, health, and education
  • Develop a treatment plan for clients, in consultation with other professionals, such as doctors, therapists, and psychologists
  • Arrange for clients to obtain services, such as medical care or career training
  • Help employers understand the needs and abilities of people with disabilities, as well as laws and resources that affect people with disabilities
  • Help clients develop their strengths and adjust to their limitations
  • Locate resources, such as wheelchairs or computer programs, that help clients live and work more independently
  • Maintain client records and monitor clients' progress, adjusting the rehabilitation or treatment plan as necessary
  • Advocate for the rights of people with disabilities to live in a community and work in the job of their choice

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth +1.0%
Job Openings 15

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