Salary
Average Salary: $60,560
Expected Lifetime Earnings: $2,528,000
College counselors earn a solid middle-class living at a median salary of $48,000 per year (source). Keep in mind that this number may go up or down depending on where the high school you’re working at is located, and also on how much experience you bring to the job.
If $48,000 doesn't sound like a lot of moolah to you, well, you can always sell your college counseling skillz to those parents who're bound and determined to see their kids go Ivy League. This is an especially groovy way to bring in some extra dough during those summer months when your high school is closed and you're doing nothing but hanging around the house, watching soaps on TV, and eating ice cream sandwiches.