Top skills for Counselor jobs
Based on 126 active Counselor postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Counselor postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Counseling66%
- Mental Health26%
- Supervision23%
- Case Management18%
- Referrals18%
- Therapy18%
- Professional Development15%
- Psychology12%
- Life Insurance11%
- Funding10%
- Health Care10%
- Licensing10%
- Parenting10%
- Staffing9%
- Case Notes8%
- Criminal Justice8%
- Ethics8%
- Science8%
- Student Success8%
- Computer Literacy7%
- Data Entry7%
- Facilitation7%
- Microsoft Word7%
- Family Therapy6%
- Interviewing6%
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