BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Columbus, GA-AL was 89.3, or 10.7% below the national price level. Its housing index was 61.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$66,207
WageScope divides the published Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Columbus, GA-AL: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 21-1012 and BLS area 17980.
Questions, answered
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Columbus, GA-AL: common questions
What is the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Columbus, GA-AL?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $59,120 per year for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Columbus, GA-AL. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay higher in Columbus, GA-AL than nationally?
Columbus, GA-AL's published median was 8.1% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Columbus, GA-AL?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 89.3 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs does BLS estimate in Columbus, GA-AL?
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Columbus, GA-AL was 8.1% below the U.S. median for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. It ranked 252 of 386 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median says in Columbus, GA-AL
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median in Columbus, GA-AL at $59,120 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 21-1012 and BLS area 17980.
BLS lists 280 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $62,980 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Columbus, GA-AL's Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median is 8.1% below the U.S. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $64,330 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 21-1012 with area 17980
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 21-1012 and area 17980. SOC 21-1012 names Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Area 17980 names Columbus, GA-AL. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 21-1012/17980 row reports 280 wage and salary jobs, 2.37 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.04 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 21-1012/17980, the annual median is $59,120 per year, while the matching mean is $62,980 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
21-1012/17980 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 17980 facts behind this Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors page
Area 17980 reports 116,380 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $55,130. Its annual median is $43,540. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 21-1012 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Columbus, GA-AL runs from $24,150 at the 10th percentile to $100,060 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $30,630. The median is $43,540. The 75th percentile is $64,450. This is a place check, not a pay range for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 17980. They do not show related skills or a path into Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
1. Area 17980, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 4,060 jobs, $23,300 annual median, 34.91 jobs per 1,000, and 1.41 location quotient.
2. Area 17980, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 3,580 jobs, $28,180 annual median, 30.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.23 location quotient.
3. Area 17980, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 2,900 jobs, $26,980 annual median, 24.89 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Columbus, GA-AL wage ladder for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
The 10th percentile is $39,330 per year. The 25th percentile is $45,200 per year. The median is $59,120 per year. The 75th percentile is $76,210 per year. The 90th percentile is $100,670 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $45,200 per year to $76,210 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $61,340. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Columbus, GA-AL with its state and the U.S.
Columbus, GA-AL has a annual median of $59,120 per year. Georgia has $63,720 per year. The U.S. row has $64,330 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Columbus, GA-AL is 7.2% below Georgia on the same published median. Columbus, GA-AL is 8.1% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Like-for-like rank
Where Columbus, GA-AL sits for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Columbus, GA-AL ranks 252 of 386 among metro areas with a published annual median for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 252 of 386 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
249. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $59,200 per year, 770 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.76.
250. Burlington, NC has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $59,190 per year, 190 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.26.
251. Youngstown-Warren, OH has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $59,180 per year, 350 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.96.
Pay leaders
Where Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 21-1012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. El Centro, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $141,760 per year. Columbus, GA-AL sits at $59,120 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. El Centro, CA has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $141,760 per year, or $82,640 above Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 280 in Columbus, GA-AL. The location quotient is 1.38.
2. Grand Island, NE has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $109,480 per year, or $50,360 above Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 280 in Columbus, GA-AL. The location quotient is 0.96.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in this same-source set, at 19,890 jobs. Columbus, GA-AL has 280. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 19,890 estimated Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs, a gap of 19,610 jobs from Columbus, GA-AL. Its median is $77,580 per year, or $18,460 above Columbus, GA-AL. Its location quotient is 0.92.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 17,110 estimated Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs, a gap of 16,830 jobs from Columbus, GA-AL. Its median is $79,000 per year, or $19,880 above Columbus, GA-AL. Its location quotient is 1.2.
Local-share leaders
Where Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors takes the largest share of local jobs
Gainesville, FL has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 4.45. Columbus, GA-AL has 1.04. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Gainesville, FL has a location quotient of 4.45, a gap of 3.41 from Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 1,540 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs and a median of $47,600 per year, or $11,520 below Columbus, GA-AL.
2. Lake Charles, LA has a location quotient of 3.66, a gap of 2.62 from Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 850 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs and a median of $87,940 per year, or $28,820 above Columbus, GA-AL.
3. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has a location quotient of 3.6, a gap of 2.56 from Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 540 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs and a median of $67,180 per year, or $8,060 above Columbus, GA-AL.
Job scale and share
How common Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors is in Columbus, GA-AL
BLS lists 280 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs in Columbus, GA-AL. It also lists 2.37 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.04. A value of 1 means Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is the same than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Local job mix
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors beside other roles in Columbus, GA-AL
The all-occupations median in Columbus, GA-AL is $43,540 per year. The Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median is $59,120 per year. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors is 35.8% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Columbus, GA-AL. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Columbus, GA-AL median of $59,290 per year. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Columbus, GA-AL median of $61,360 per year. BLS lists 1,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Columbus, GA-AL
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Columbus, GA-AL table, at 4,060 jobs. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors has 280 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 116,380. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 4,060 jobs in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 3,780 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its median is $23,300 per year, or $35,820 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.41.
2. Retail Salespersons has 3,580 jobs in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 3,300 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its median is $28,180 per year, or $30,940 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.23.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Columbus, GA-AL
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Columbus, GA-AL role table, at $116,150 per year. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors has $59,120 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $43,540 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $116,150 per year in Columbus, GA-AL, or $57,030 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,050 jobs, compared with 280 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 0.83.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,500 per year in Columbus, GA-AL, or $23,380 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 2,790 jobs, compared with 280 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.1.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Columbus, GA-AL
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Columbus, GA-AL role table, at 2.02. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors has 1.04. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 2.02 in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 0.98 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a median of $49,990 per year, or $9,130 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.72 in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 0.68 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,400 jobs and a median of $77,540 per year, or $18,420 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
Price-level view
What $59,120 may mean after the Columbus, GA-AL price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Columbus, GA-AL is 89.3. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 10.7% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $59,120 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median by 89.3 divided by 100. The result is $66,207 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 61.2. Goods are 96.3. Utilities are 89.7. Other services are 98.6. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Columbus, GA-AL row
The employment RSE for this Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors row is 4%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 280 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $62,980 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Job and résumé path
Use Columbus, GA-AL wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. It uses a Columbus, GA-AL place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $59,120 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
Limits
What the Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors row for Columbus, GA-AL does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 280 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.04 is not a growth score. Rank 252 of 386 is not a place score. The 89.3 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 21-1012 in BLS area 17980. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 280 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
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4. Area 17980, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 2,790 jobs, $82,500 annual median, 23.98 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
5. Area 17980, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 2,490 jobs, $36,910 annual median, 21.38 jobs per 1,000, and 1.13 location quotient.
6. Area 17980, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 2,150 jobs, $37,330 annual median, 18.43 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
253. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $59,090 per year, 3,120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.22.
254. Dothan, AL has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $59,070 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.72.
255. Elkhart-Goshen, IN has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $59,060 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.43.
3. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $102,650 per year, or $43,530 above Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 280 in Columbus, GA-AL. The location quotient is 0.7.
4. Odessa, TX has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $101,810 per year, or $42,690 above Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 280 in Columbus, GA-AL. The location quotient is 0.67.
5. Yuba City, CA has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $101,350 per year, or $42,230 above Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 280 in Columbus, GA-AL. The location quotient is 1.2.
6. Fresno, CA has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $101,280 per year, or $42,160 above Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 1,210 jobs there, compared with 280 in Columbus, GA-AL. The location quotient is 1.12.
7. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $100,930 per year, or $41,810 above Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 2,730 jobs there, compared with 280 in Columbus, GA-AL. The location quotient is 1.11.
8. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA has a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors median of $100,790 per year, or $41,670 above Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 690 jobs there, compared with 280 in Columbus, GA-AL. The location quotient is 0.94.
3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 9,790 estimated Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs, a gap of 9,510 jobs from Columbus, GA-AL. Its median is $64,730 per year, or $5,610 above Columbus, GA-AL. Its location quotient is 0.95.
4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 8,170 estimated Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs, a gap of 7,890 jobs from Columbus, GA-AL. Its median is $80,760 per year, or $21,640 above Columbus, GA-AL. Its location quotient is 1.33.
5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 7,980 estimated Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs, a gap of 7,700 jobs from Columbus, GA-AL. Its median is $76,380 per year, or $17,260 above Columbus, GA-AL. Its location quotient is 0.87.
6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 7,260 estimated Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs, a gap of 6,980 jobs from Columbus, GA-AL. Its median is $77,420 per year, or $18,300 above Columbus, GA-AL. Its location quotient is 1.02.
7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 7,050 estimated Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs, a gap of 6,770 jobs from Columbus, GA-AL. Its median is $66,190 per year, or $7,070 above Columbus, GA-AL. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 6,550 estimated Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs, a gap of 6,270 jobs from Columbus, GA-AL. Its median is $67,730 per year, or $8,610 above Columbus, GA-AL. Its location quotient is 1.
4. Ames, IA has a location quotient of 3.18, a gap of 2.14 from Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 400 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs and a median of $50,260 per year, or $8,860 below Columbus, GA-AL.
5. Columbia, MO has a location quotient of 2.86, a gap of 1.82 from Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 700 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs and a median of $51,260 per year, or $7,860 below Columbus, GA-AL.
6. Corvallis, OR has a location quotient of 2.77, a gap of 1.73 from Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 240 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs and a median of $60,830 per year, or $1,710 above Columbus, GA-AL.
7. College Station-Bryan, TX has a location quotient of 2.73, a gap of 1.69 from Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 830 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs and a median of $49,420 per year, or $9,700 below Columbus, GA-AL.
8. Flagstaff, AZ has a location quotient of 2.68, a gap of 1.64 from Columbus, GA-AL. BLS lists 410 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors jobs and a median of $52,410 per year, or $6,710 below Columbus, GA-AL.
3. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, SOC 33-3051, has a Columbus, GA-AL median of $49,990 per year. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a location quotient of 2.02.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Columbus, GA-AL median of $47,570 per year. BLS lists 1,180 jobs and a location quotient of 0.76.
5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Columbus, GA-AL median of $42,970 per year. BLS lists 1,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Columbus, GA-AL median of $42,800 per year. BLS lists 920 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Columbus, GA-AL median of $77,540 per year. BLS lists 1,400 jobs and a location quotient of 1.72.
8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Columbus, GA-AL median of $38,630 per year. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
3. Cashiers has 2,900 jobs in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 2,620 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its median is $26,980 per year, or $32,140 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.25.
4. Registered Nurses has 2,790 jobs in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 2,510 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its median is $82,500 per year, or $23,380 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.1.
5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 2,490 jobs in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 2,210 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its median is $36,910 per year, or $22,210 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.13.
6. Customer Service Representatives has 2,150 jobs in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 1,870 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its median is $37,330 per year, or $21,790 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.1.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,150 jobs in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 1,870 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its median is $31,690 per year, or $27,430 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.02.
8. General and Operations Managers has 2,140 jobs in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 1,860 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its median is $82,330 per year, or $23,210 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 0.81.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $82,330 per year in Columbus, GA-AL, or $23,210 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 2,140 jobs, compared with 280 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 0.81.
4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $77,540 per year in Columbus, GA-AL, or $18,420 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,400 jobs, compared with 280 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.72.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $61,360 per year in Columbus, GA-AL, or $2,240 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,340 jobs, compared with 280 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 1.29.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $59,290 per year in Columbus, GA-AL, or $170 above Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,020 jobs, compared with 280 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 0.95.
7. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a median of $49,990 per year in Columbus, GA-AL, or $9,130 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,010 jobs, compared with 280 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 2.02.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $47,570 per year in Columbus, GA-AL, or $11,550 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,180 jobs, compared with 280 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Its location quotient is 0.76.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.57 in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 0.53 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,440 jobs and a median of $36,180 per year, or $22,940 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
4. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 1.47 in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 0.43 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 900 jobs and a median of $36,050 per year, or $23,070 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
5. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.43 in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 0.39 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a median of $38,630 per year, or $20,490 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.41 in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 0.37 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 4,060 jobs and a median of $23,300 per year, or $35,820 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.38 in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 0.34 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 1,160 jobs and a median of $37,440 per year, or $21,680 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
8. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.34 in Columbus, GA-AL, a gap of 0.30 from Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. BLS lists 910 jobs and a median of $31,200 per year, or $27,920 below Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors.
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Columbus, GA-AL (21-1012/17980) | BLS 2025
