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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
SOC 21-1012. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 624 labor condition applications for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (SOC 21-1012) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 607 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $56,775 a year (quartiles $49,858–$68,952), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $50,586. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (55% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 96 with a median offered wage of $52,752.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 55%Level II 27%Level III 7%Level IV 5%Not stated 6%
| Measure | SOC 21-1012 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $56,775 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $49,858–$68,952 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 82% | 56% |
| Share certified | 97% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (624 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors: 154 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
California 71 · New York 65 · Texas 45 · Massachusetts 35 · Georgia 29 · Ohio 29 · Pennsylvania 25 · Virginia 25 · Florida 23 · Iowa 21
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $52,752.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| California Language Academy Group Inc. | Los Angeles | 6 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah | 5 |
| The Ohio University | Athens | 4 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | 3 |
| C2 Educational Systems, Inc. | Suwanee | 3 |
| Leap Education | Irvine | 2 |
| San Ignacio University, Inc | Doral | 2 |
| InGenius LLC | New Haven | 2 |
| Guo Consulting, LLC | New York | 2 |
| Golden Gate University | San Francisco | 2 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | 2 |
| Ivy Talent International Education Group Inc. | Woburn | 1 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | 1 |
| Lincoln University | Oakland | 1 |
| Master Prep Academy LLC | Irvine | 1 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 21-1012 is $56,775 a year, with the middle half between $49,858 and $68,952; the median prevailing wage cited is $50,586.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors?
Savannah College of Art and Design (26), Parachute Project, Inc. (12), The Ohio University (10), Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (8), Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (8)
Which wage level is most common for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors?
Level I: Level I 55%, Level II 27%, Level III 7%, Level IV 5% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors?
96 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $52,752.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.