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Therapist / Counselor Career Market Report 2026

5,982 active jobs. 633 companies. Median salary $70K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

5,982
Active Job Openings
633
Companies Hiring
$70K
Median Salary (US)
62%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Therapist / Counselor market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 62% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $70K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $50K to $146K.

Remote roles pay 26% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Mental Health is the most-demanded skill at 71%

Mental Health demand rose +19.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Lifestance leads hiring with 488 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$40K, +57%)

Salary increase: +$40K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior160$50K$70K$128K
Mid-Level79$46K$110K$166K
Lead28$37K$48K$89K
Senior20$67K$99K$177K
Entry-Level18$43K$48K$77K
Director10$56K$56K$150K
Manager7$65K$65K$143K
Staff4$77K$79K$106K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$40K (57%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States664$71KUSD
Remote129$89KUSD
Canada10$58KUSD
United Kingdom6$77KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.3%
Remote17.3%
Hybrid7.8%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Mental Health
71%
Patient Care
30%
Scheduling
15%
EMR / EHR
14%
Clinical Documentation
9%
CPR / First Aid
9%
AI/LLM
8%
Advocacy
7%
dbt
7%
Pediatrics
6%
Case Management
6%
HIPAA
6%

Skills on the Rise

Mental Health ↑+19.0ppPatient Care ↑+8.5ppdbt ↑+6.7ppHIPAA ↑+6.0ppBilingual ↑+5.8pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-6.5ppCustomer Service ↓-4.5ppLabor Law ↓-4.1ppExcel ↓-3.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Lifestance4888.2%
Gotham Enterprises3986.7%
myspectrum2153.6%
1Pyra)Mid Health&Care1452.4%
stevekatescamp1202.0%
Lyrahealth1182.0%
Lifetime991.7%
Betterhelp991.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States2,993
Remote404
Canada58
United Kingdom56
India31
Greece22
Mexico16
Australia15

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree42.6%1,589
Master's Degree36.1%1,348
Bachelor's Degree2.5%94
PhD / Doctorate2.0%76
High School / GED0.1%3

Certifications

CPR Certified (2%)

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