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Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
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Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
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Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
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Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists |
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Mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists help people manage and overcome mental and emotional disorders and problems with family and other relationships. They listen to clients and ask questions to help the clients understand their problems and develop strategies to improve their lives.
Mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists work in a variety of settings, such as private practice and mental health centers. Most work full time.
Mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists typically are required to have a master's degree and a license to practice.
The median annual wage for mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists was $43,190 in May 2015.
Employment of mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists is projected to grow 19 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. Growth is expected in both occupations as more people have mental health counseling services covered by their insurance policies.
Explore resources for employment and wages by state and area for mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists.
Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists with similar occupations.
Learn more about mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists by visiting additional resources, including O*NET, a source on key characteristics of workers and occupations. |
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U.S. National Figures. |
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| Marriage and Family Therapists |
| Individual and Family Services |
16,300 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
10,610 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
6,510 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
4,820 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
2,910 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,500 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
1,160 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
820 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
810 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
670 |
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