High school/middle school counselors, how much do you get paid and do you enjoy your job?

Question

I'm thinking about becoming a high school or middle school counselor, but I was wondering how much you get paid? And do you like your job? What state are you from and are you from a private or public school?

Answer 1

I know your not getting much of a response but I'll do my best. I'm not a counselor but a teacher in middle school. The two counselors at my school don't get paid much at all, but considering how disfunctional my school is it's no wonder. We've had one counselor at the school since 1975 - NO LIE. He's as old as dirt and an alcoholic. The other position cannot stay filled. There was a woman in the position from the beginning of the 2007-08 school year until March of 2008. They found out she was an illegal alien and that all her documents were fake. I guess it was good she left because she couldn't speak English anyway. This year the principle's niece is filling in until something better comes up. You should see her pics on MySpace. She makes the outfits Paris Hilton wears look like a nun's. Anyway, it's not so much the pay as it is the excitement. And my school, for all it's bad points it never boring. Good luck honey.