Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling Employment
Careers in rehabilitation counseling have a “bright outlook” and are expected to grow 10% nationally and 16% within the state of Ohio over the next decade (via O*NET). A compensation survey by the American Counseling Association (ACA) indicated Rehabilitation Counselors were among the highest paid in the counseling profession with an average salary of $53,561.
Graduates of the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program at Kent State over the past 10 years have attained paid employment in a rehabilitation counseling or related field or have gone on to a Ph.D. program at a rate of 98.6%. Students who complete the CLRC degree program and obtain their CRC certification and LPC licensure will be able to seek employment in:
- Nonprofit rehabilitation programs
- Federal, state and local rehabilitation programs
- University and high school settings
- Independent living centers
- Medical rehabilitation centers
- Healthcare facilities and hospitals
- Substance abuse treatment programs
- Mental health agencies
- Corrections facilities
- Veterans administration
- Private Industry
Graduates of the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling master’s degree program have held a number of positions at locations such as:
- Advocare Inc., Beachwood, Ohio
- Cleveland Sight Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- Coleman Professional Services, Kent, Ohio
- Community Support Services, Akron, Ohio
- Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Cleveland, Ohio
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Cleveland, Ohio
- Goodwill Industries, Akron, Ohio
- Hattie Larlham Vocational Offices, Akron, Ohio
- Kent State University Student Accessibility Services, Kent, Ohio
- Metrohealth, Cleveland, Ohio
- Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, various locations
- Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), various locations
- Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Ravenna, Ohio
- Sedgwick Inc., Dublin, Ohio
- Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Canton, Ohio
- Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Akron, Ohio
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
- United Disability Services, Akron, Ohio
- University of Akron Office of Accessibility, Akron, Ohio
- University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, Lexington, Kentucky
- University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
- Vocational Guidance Services, Cleveland, Ohio
- York Risk Services, Cleveland, Ohio