Employment and Compensation Practices For Counselors

A study was conducted concerning counselor employment and compensation practices in 115 public school districts, selected by criteria of relatively high salaries offered at various stages of education and experience. It was found that counselors had high levels of training in the districts investigated; that the bulk of districts offering relatively superior salaries sought and obtained the services of highly qualified persons; that inbreeding of counselors in such districts is rare; that the services of experienced counselors are sought by approximately half of the systems sampled; and that teacher training and/or experience are not necessarily prerequisite to employment in some one third of better paying districts. Involvement of practicing counselors in the screening of applicants for counseling positions was found to be uncommon.