Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $60,080 and $29 per hour. 16 vocational programs could be taken for the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors career. Based on BLS data, a total of 397,880 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is $23,613. The average length of the programs is 160 hours and the average completion time is 14.50 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	9	$26,460	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	2	$33,531	-	-	-
Thanatology	2	-	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	11	$22,467	-	-	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	11	$25,016	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	9	$29,467	-	-	-
School Psychology	3	$26,511	-	-	-
Social Work	53	$26,954	-	-	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	253	$23,613	$600	160 Hours	14.50 Months
Clinical/Medical Social Work	12	$10,524	-	-	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	1	$28,644	-	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	20	$28,443	-	-	-
Trauma Counseling	2	-	-	-	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	4	-	-	-	-
Rehabilitation Science	4	$26,794	-	-	-
Executive/Career Coaching	1	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Career

The following 51 occupations are related to Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

Related Occupations toSubstance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Medical and Health Services Managers	515K	$134,440	$65
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Personal Service Managers, All Other	11,170	$62,980	$30
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	71,730	$106,600	$51
School Psychologists	62,790	$91,990	$44
Psychologists, All Other	14,480	$110,300	$53
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	328K	$66,990	$32
Marriage and Family Therapists	63,340	$68,730	$33
Rehabilitation Counselors	84,750	$48,430	$23
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	352K	$59,190	$28
Healthcare Social Workers	185K	$67,430	$32
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	115K	$63,870	$31
Health Education Specialists	57,800	$69,790	$34
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	85,870	$67,880	$33
Social and Human Service Assistants	409K	$44,240	$21
Community Health Workers	58,550	$52,610	$25
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	23,270	$61,740	$30
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	14,670	$119,940	$58
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	24,470	$139,000	$67
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	225K	$134,440	$0
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	72,700	$86,530	$0
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	60,860	$80,750	$0
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	11,730	$80,840	$0
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	158K	$74,670	$0
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	36,890	$65,430	$31
Instructional Coordinators	207K	$77,200	$37
Dietitians and Nutritionists	73,860	$71,280	$34
Occupational Therapists	145K	$96,790	$47
Recreational Therapists	15,540	$60,910	$29
Therapists, All Other	16,490	$75,660	$36
Registered Nurses	3,175K	$94,480	$45
Nurse Practitioners	280K	$128,490	$62
Emergency Medicine Physicians	35,100	$306,640	$147
Family Medicine Physicians	112K	$240,790	$116
Psychiatrists	24,830	$256,930	$124
Physicians, All Other	310K	$248,640	$120
Psychiatric Technicians	116K	$43,650	$21
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	171K	$54,220	$26
Psychiatric Aides	32,310	$41,000	$20
Occupational Therapy Assistants	46,090	$68,170	$33
Occupational Therapy Aides	4,430	$42,060	$20
Physical Therapist Aides	42,390	$34,810	$17
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	52,280	$76,840	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
Bailiffs	15,900	$58,460	$28
Correctional Officers and Jailers	351K	$58,810	$28
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25

Vocational Programs for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Career

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