CRCC, US-- The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification released the "CRCC Issues 2008 Salary Report: An Update on Salaries in the Rehabilitation Counseling Profession".In May 2007, CRCC conducted constituent research among 1,220 Certified Rehabilitation Counselors. The resulting 2008 Salary Report provides valuable insights and is a resource in helping to assess how individual compensation compares across fellow Certified Rehabilitation Counselors. Areas addressed include salary by demographics, disability, education, work setting, and length of time in the rehabilitation counseling profession.
The 2008 Salary Report is available on the CRCC website, News & Events page, or www.crccertification.com/pages/news_events/117.php or at http://www.crccertification.com/filebin/pdf/CRCC_2008SalaryReport_FINAL.pdf
The 2008 Salary Report is available on the CRCC website, News & Events page, or www.crccertification.com/pages/news_events/117.php or at http://www.crccertification.com/filebin/pdf/CRCC_2008SalaryReport_FINAL.pdf
14 comments:
I commend the CRCC for providing current Rehabilitation Counselors and prospective ones with a tool to utilize and compare salaries amongst professionals in the field. This information will not only encourage, but assist and enable future counselors to expect salaries to begin at a certain range and if not, it will show and inform what they will exactly get! Also, I think it is a helpful tool for those individuals thinking about pursuing the field but who want to know what the pay range is. Once again kudos to the CRCC for posting such a helpful and insightful report!
Amy G.
It's refreshing to be updated with CRCC salary information. What stood out to me the most was the difference in salary pay between men and women and how through out the years salaries for counselors have gradually decreased. The website has enlightened me on the different types of counseling fields and their averaged out salaries. I also noticed a nice pay increase between a masters and a doctors degree. It has me thinking about pursuing a doctors degree after obtaining my masters. Very useful website and CRCC information.
The information offered was very informative. I really appreciated the graphs and charts as I'm a visual learner. It was very interesting to learn that there is not much diversity represented in the rehabilitation counseling field. It is mostly comprised of Caucasian females. Where are the males and the "minorities"? It makes me wonder why there is such a shortage in this helping profession. I, like Daisy, also noticed the salary increase between the Master's and Doctoral recipients. Since I'm pursuing a Ph.D. in this field, this indeed is an additional benefit. Of course,it was unfortunate to also learn that this field has the "glass ceiling" for females. Why is it that men have higher salaries than women - when both are highly capable of the same job? I've never quite understood that phenomenon, but this needs to change. Okay, that's an issue for another discussion.
Vanessa C. (6300)
First of all, it sucks that I am under 29, however, being male is a plus, finally. According to the salary by gender chart, the average salary for men overall is 30% higher than that of women. The salaries of the rehabilitation field overall, seemed kind of low considering that I come from the field of Speech Pathology. One chart that stood out to me was the salary by primary job category, because the area of Forensic Rehabilitation went up to 93K, which is a field I am interested in. These were excellent stats by the CRCC, and proved to be very informing.
Gary Garcia / REHS 6300 / Summer 2009
I think it is awesome what the CRCC is doing buy posting. This will open more doors for people to decide on this field. I especially like that they are giving us different pay of differt parts of the country. This is a very benefical service that I would use for myself. E.G.
I liked the CRCC website because it is very informative in providing people, especially those going into the field, with a breakdown of the "expected" salary for in this profession based on the different types of jobs you can have, the different locations and the different qualifications needed. For those of us going for ph.D. it's a great motivator to see the potential salary we can make (about $28,000 difference); on the other hand for those of us who are already in the education field it's a downer to see that those of us holding a position that requires a master's degree make quite a bit more $ as administrators or counselors. (I'm actually have an administrative position in education and its very stressful and I really just deal with paperwork and testing, minimal interaction with children accept when assessing (LSSP)--- not what I expected---so I'm back in school--- But then again, you have to love what yo do right? It was also interesting to see that discrimination still exists: there are more (85%) Caucasians vs. 4% Hispanics inthe field; Males get paid more than women and those who reported they had disabilities had a lower salary for the most part (ironic)huh?
Adriana C.
I also find it very ironic like Adriana stated that men make more money than females especially in a field dominated by females. It goes to show that we still have lots of discrimination. And I just can't understand why a person with a disability would be paid less if they are providing productivity. E.G.
Informative information! I am relieved to see that salaries are higher than expected. I don't understand why so many people speak highly of this program but always seem to speak poorly of the wages. It is refreshing to see that I won't live like a pauper after I become employed, hahaha.
Jeanette G.
I totally agree with Jeanette. It is great to see that the salaries are higher than expected. And I also agree with the other comment about us women still being discriminated by others.
Gabriela L.
I think its a good point to have certain results come up in research studies. But I did think this article was a bit confusing. Was the report set out to check the percentage of races, and sexes are in the profession? I did think that it was impressive how on one of the charts it stated that people who have a disability in the profession get paid the same as people how are not disabled. I think that is GREAT! I was really surprised but relieved that it is all equal with rehab counselors :) but it is still sad to see that on the last charts women and still getting paid about 10 less than men for the same education degree.
Aissa S.
I think is great to have our minds refreshed with CRCC and salaries. Important information is being released to help people understand the field of rehab. This information is encouraging and helpful about the expected range for the Rehabilitation Counselors.
Idalia
The information provided by the CRCC was very informative. It is of great benefit to know the exact salary range for rehabilitation counselors. After reading the salary differences between master’s and doctoral level counselors, I am highly considering continuing with my education. The difference between both is about thirty thousand…wow!
Very useful and informative information. It was ironic to me that the majority of people who are in this field are women yet men get paid more. It's sad to see that this kind of discrimination still exists. Moreover, I think this is good information for people who are in the field or who are interested in getting into this field. I think that yes, money is necessary to survive, however, we must work in something that we love to make our lives more pleasant.
-Claraly Pena
REHS 6300
The increase of salaries in the rehabilitation field are due. It is great that CRCC has invested the time to review and compare salaries. In the future I for see the field of rehabilitation expanding in the opportinites of employment and income. I have been in the field of rehabilitation for many years and I can definaely compare the advantages and disadvantages of working in public rehabilitation versa private rehabilitation. It all has to do with salaries, benefits, employment status level, liabilities and work schedules. I definately feel it was time to evaluate the positions and salaries for Rehabilitation Counselors.
Tina Casares
REHS 6300
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