- Based on 108 Jobtrees users who were a Rehabilitation Counselor in their career, on average, they have 4.35 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 8.5 years on average and earn $49K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 28% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Rehabilitation Counselor are Case Manager, Team Lead and Job Developer. Case Manager, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Case Manager isn't from the Medical - Care Providers job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Rehabilitation Counselor shown by Team Lead also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Masters Of Social Work Intern, Assistant and Rehabilitation Counselor Intern as they commonly lead to Rehabilitation Counselor as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Rehabilitation Counselor are Intern, Rehabilitation Counselor Intern and Career Counselor based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Intern is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Rehabilitation Counselor that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Rehabilitation Counselor career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Rehabilitation Counselor so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Intern isn't from the same job family as Rehabilitation Counselor, Medical - Care Providers, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Rehabilitation Counselor Intern also being a common career path to Rehabilitation Counselor.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Rehabilitation Counselor, you should also consider Volunteer, Rehabilitation Specialist and Therapist as they commonly lead to Rehabilitation Counselor as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Rehabilitation Counselor are Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Rehabilitation Counseling, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Psychology, and Master Degree In Rehabilitation Counseling. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Intern being on the path to and from Rehabilitation Counselor. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Rehabilitation Counselor is part of the Medical - Care Providers job family which has a limited number of unique role types (128) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Rehabilitation Counselor are Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.