Occupational employment / Educational, vocational, and school counselors

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Educational, vocational, and school counselors" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,770 $30.91 $64,290
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 16,720 $31.58 $65,700
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 11,270 $30.21 $62,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 9,620 $29.23 $60,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 7,020 $28.69 $59,680
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 6,270 $33.45 $69,570
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,710 $26.50 $55,110
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 5,370 $33.86 $70,420
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4,820 $26.04 $54,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,750 $26.16 $54,400
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,510 $30.63 $63,720
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 4,290 $25.75 $53,570
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,150 $25.33 $52,690
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 4,150 $24.49 $50,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 3,930 $29.39 $61,130
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,620 $25.56 $53,170
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,540 $21.22 $44,130
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 3,380 $27.05 $56,250
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 3,370 $19.09 $39,710
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,180 $25.53 $53,100
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,100 $25.72 $53,500
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,990 $29.21 $60,750
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 2,610 $30.66 $63,770
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,560 $26.71 $55,550
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,400 $24.52 $51,000
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,350 $29.89 $62,180
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,340 $35.55 $73,950
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,310 $27.00 $56,160
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 2,260 $27.97 $58,180
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,210 $23.91 $49,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,190 $23.82 $49,550
Pittsburgh, PA 2,080 $24.33 $50,610
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,820 $27.13 $56,430
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,780 $26.95 $56,060
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,690 $34.81 $72,410
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,640 $26.97 $56,110
San Antonio, TX 1,620 $25.50 $53,050
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,600 $29.99 $62,370
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,600 $24.40 $50,750
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,580 $28.64 $59,570
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,540 $24.78 $51,540
Baton Rouge, LA 1,530 $23.17 $48,200
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,510 $24.51 $50,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,500 $26.64 $55,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,490 $32.97 $68,580
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,480 $31.62 $65,760
Columbus, OH 1,470 $28.83 $59,960
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,470 $25.39 $52,800
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,430 $32.16 $66,900
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,370 $24.22 $50,370
Rochester, NY 1,290 $24.66 $51,290
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,290 $21.50 $44,720
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,270 $25.77 $53,610
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,260 $31.90 $66,350
Tucson, AZ 1,240 $22.13 $46,030
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,160 $25.24 $52,490
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,150 $31.34 $65,180
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,140 $22.57 $46,950
Honolulu, HI 1,130 $25.84 $53,750
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 1,120 $28.77 $59,840
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,100 $24.46 $50,870
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,100 $22.51 $46,820
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,070 $24.89 $51,770
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,040 $24.75 $51,480
Jacksonville, FL 1,020 $21.05 $43,780
Syracuse, NY 930 $23.55 $48,990
Richmond, VA 930 $26.04 $54,170
El Paso, TX 920 $25.27 $52,550
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 920 $21.11 $43,920
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 900 $25.87 $53,800
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 900 $27.43 $57,060
Oklahoma City, OK 900 $20.73 $43,110
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 880 $15.25 $31,720
Columbia, SC 880 $21.84 $45,420
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 860 $32.60 $67,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 800 $22.99 $47,830
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 780 $25.03 $52,060
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 780 $21.05 $43,770
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 770 $25.50 $53,040
Reading, PA 740 $24.56 $51,080
Springfield, MA-CT 720 $25.55 $53,150
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 720 $30.65 $63,740
Fresno, CA 720 $22.89 $47,610
New Haven, CT 710 $28.28 $58,830
Tulsa, OK 700 $21.27 $44,250
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 700 $25.95 $53,980
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 680 $28.95 $60,210
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 680 $29.71 $61,790
Dayton, OH 680 $28.48 $59,240
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 660 $24.86 $51,720
Salt Lake City, UT 660 $25.62 $53,300
Raleigh-Cary, NC 640 $23.41 $48,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 640 $22.94 $47,720
Provo-Orem, UT 630 $23.93 $49,780
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 610 $26.85 $55,850
Boise City-Nampa, ID 600 $22.35 $46,480
Worcester, MA-CT 570 $25.73 $53,510
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 570 $19.89 $41,360
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 560 $26.05 $54,180
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 560 $35.21 $73,230
Tallahassee, FL 550 $26.70 $55,540
Toledo, OH 550 $24.85 $51,690
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 540 $27.16 $56,500
Stockton, CA 530 $28.12 $58,480
Albuquerque, NM 520 $27.87 $57,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 520 $31.65 $65,820
Akron, OH 510 $29.68 $61,720
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 510 $25.57 $53,190
Erie, PA 500 $22.19 $46,150
Lubbock, TX 490 $19.30 $40,140
Greenville, SC 480 $27.24 $56,650
Jackson, MS 480 $22.33 $46,450
Corpus Christi, TX 480 $21.79 $45,320
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 450 $24.95 $51,900
Greensboro-High Point, NC 450 $22.09 $45,950
Colorado Springs, CO 450 $22.45 $46,700
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 450 $23.68 $49,260
Charleston, WV 440 $20.74 $43,150
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 440 $24.68 $51,330
Knoxville, TN 430 $21.50 $44,710
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 430 $22.78 $47,390
Madison, WI 430 $25.38 $52,790
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 420 $21.61 $44,950
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 420 $23.22 $48,300
Visalia-Porterville, CA 410 $29.22 $60,780
Wichita, KS 400 $25.05 $52,100
Spokane, WA 380 $24.13 $50,200
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 370 $23.07 $47,980
Monroe, LA 370 $24.14 $50,220
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 370 $24.02 $49,970
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 360 $27.96 $58,150
Bakersfield, CA 350 $30.15 $62,710
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 340 $30.11 $62,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 340 $28.36 $58,980
Rockford, IL 340 $24.31 $50,560
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 340 $23.95 $49,810
Springfield, MO 330 $22.06 $45,890
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 330 $22.95 $47,730
Anchorage, AK 320 $25.96 $54,000
Utica-Rome, NY 320 $24.13 $50,200
Reno-Sparks, NV 320 $25.13 $52,270
Montgomery, AL 310 $23.33 $48,520
Chattanooga, TN-GA 310 $21.85 $45,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 290 Not available Not available
Lexington-Fayette, KY 290 $24.68 $51,320
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 290 $25.24 $52,510
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 290 $35.04 $72,880
Fort Wayne, IN 290 $24.45 $50,850
Modesto, CA 290 $33.42 $69,510
Lancaster, PA 280 $25.01 $52,020
Columbia, MO 280 $19.65 $40,880
Durham, NC 280 $23.00 $47,850
Lafayette, LA 280 $23.92 $49,750
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 280 $31.34 $65,180
Peoria, IL 270 $22.64 $47,090
York-Hanover, PA 270 $26.60 $55,340
Laredo, TX 270 $27.03 $56,230
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 270 $24.09 $50,110
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 270 $23.75 $49,400
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 270 $25.45 $52,940
Binghamton, NY 260 $26.07 $54,220
Savannah, GA 260 $22.24 $46,250
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 260 $18.28 $38,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 260 $24.16 $50,260
Asheville, NC 250 $21.08 $43,860
Winston-Salem, NC 250 $21.77 $45,280
Lincoln, NE 250 $20.86 $43,380
Boulder, CO 250 $22.80 $47,420
Canton-Massillon, OH 250 $26.97 $56,090
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 250 $22.41 $46,610
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 250 $21.68 $45,100
Fayetteville, NC 250 $21.42 $44,560
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 250 Not available Not available
Chico, CA 240 $29.35 $61,040
Spartanburg, SC 240 $21.50 $44,720
Wilmington, NC 240 $21.76 $45,250
Salem, OR 240 $24.81 $51,600
Clarksville, TN-KY 240 $21.85 $45,450
Huntsville, AL 240 $26.42 $54,950
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 240 $23.61 $49,100
Gainesville, FL 240 Not available Not available
Duluth, MN-WI 240 $21.13 $43,950
Athens-Clarke County, GA 230 $20.91 $43,490
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 230 $23.59 $49,060
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 230 $22.27 $46,320
Green Bay, WI 230 $25.18 $52,370
Amarillo, TX 220 $24.34 $50,620
Waco, TX 220 $22.75 $47,330
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 220 $31.82 $66,190
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 220 $30.21 $62,840
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 220 $24.02 $49,950
Evansville, IN-KY 210 $21.91 $45,580
Grand Forks, ND-MN 210 $20.47 $42,590
Yakima, WA 210 $25.93 $53,930
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 210 $22.29 $46,350
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 210 $27.24 $56,670
Yuba City, CA 210 $27.30 $56,790
Rochester, MN 200 $19.24 $40,010
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 200 $26.28 $54,660
Mobile, AL 200 $20.94 $43,560
Dover, DE 200 $25.86 $53,780
Eugene-Springfield, OR 200 $22.73 $47,280
Bloomington-Normal, IL 200 $25.40 $52,840
Ann Arbor, MI 200 $32.42 $67,430
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 200 $23.74 $49,380
Flagstaff, AZ 190 $17.29 $35,950
Ithaca, NY 190 $26.53 $55,180
Champaign-Urbana, IL 190 $26.28 $54,660
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 190 $26.26 $54,630
Flint, MI 190 $27.67 $57,560
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 190 $31.50 $65,520
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 180 $21.09 $43,860
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 180 $30.05 $62,510
Lynchburg, VA 180 $20.61 $42,860
Roanoke, VA 180 $26.19 $54,480
Olympia, WA 180 $27.87 $57,970
Cedar Rapids, IA 180 $21.22 $44,140
Atlantic City, NJ 170 $30.86 $64,190
Macon, GA 170 $22.91 $47,650
Glens Falls, NY 170 $23.58 $49,050
Merced, CA 170 $28.31 $58,890
Appleton, WI 160 $29.33 $61,010
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 160 $26.91 $55,970
Charlottesville, VA 160 $26.10 $54,290
Barnstable Town, MA 160 $26.12 $54,330
Alexandria, LA 160 Not available Not available
Florence, SC 160 $19.66 $40,900
Harrisonburg, VA 160 $27.73 $57,670
Columbus, GA-AL 160 $28.07 $58,390
Kingston, NY 160 $29.81 $62,010
El Centro, CA 160 $27.44 $57,080
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 160 $20.81 $43,290
Fargo, ND-MN 160 $24.00 $49,930
Fort Smith, AR-OK 160 $25.09 $52,200
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 160 $27.49 $57,170
Manchester, NH 150 $26.16 $54,410
Muncie, IN 150 $17.45 $36,300
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 150 $23.61 $49,110
Joplin, MO 150 $20.22 $42,050
Odessa, TX 150 Not available Not available
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 150 $26.81 $55,760
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 150 $26.00 $54,090
Johnson City, TN 150 $19.64 $40,840
Auburn-Opelika, AL 150 $22.13 $46,020
Prescott, AZ 150 $18.20 $37,860
Wichita Falls, TX 150 $24.98 $51,960
Tyler, TX 150 $21.50 $44,730
Billings, MT 140 $20.48 $42,600
Abilene, TX 140 $20.78 $43,210
Logan, UT-ID 140 $19.91 $41,400
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 140 $22.64 $47,090
Bellingham, WA 140 $25.42 $52,870
Greenville, NC 140 $22.34 $46,460
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 140 $22.11 $45,980
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 140 $20.10 $41,820
Naples-Marco Island, FL 140 Not available Not available
Ocala, FL 140 Not available Not available
Pueblo, CO 140 $26.03 $54,140
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 130 $30.55 $63,550
Jefferson City, MO 130 $19.62 $40,810
Salisbury, MD 130 $28.71 $59,720
Bangor, ME 130 $20.66 $42,970
Great Falls, MT 130 $17.53 $36,470
Longview, TX 130 $23.67 $49,240
Las Cruces, NM 130 $33.39 $69,450
Terre Haute, IN 130 $21.05 $43,780
Yuma, AZ 120 $23.00 $47,830
Waterbury, CT 120 $30.22 $62,860
Mansfield, OH 120 $27.30 $56,780
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 120 $22.08 $45,920
College Station-Bryan, TX 120 $23.53 $48,940
Lawrence, KS 120 $23.03 $47,910
Sioux Falls, SD 120 $20.34 $42,310
Madera, CA 120 $22.60 $47,000
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 120 $25.77 $53,610
St. Joseph, MO-KS 120 $18.02 $37,480
Redding, CA 120 $22.44 $46,680
Elmira, NY 120 $23.36 $48,590
Tuscaloosa, AL 120 $18.66 $38,820
Sumter, SC 110 $19.87 $41,340
Winchester, VA-WV 110 $23.27 $48,400
Rocky Mount, NC 110 $21.44 $44,590
Wenatchee, WA 110 $21.01 $43,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 110 $19.27 $40,090
Jackson, MI 110 $21.65 $45,030
Valdosta, GA 110 $21.45 $44,610
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 110 $22.88 $47,590
Wheeling, WV-OH 110 $20.69 $43,030
Iowa City, IA 110 $21.53 $44,790
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 110 $25.45 $52,940
Anderson, SC 110 $27.38 $56,950
Rapid City, SD 110 $20.34 $42,310
Albany, GA 110 $24.50 $50,950
Bowling Green, KY 110 $21.61 $44,940
Topeka, KS 110 $24.53 $51,020
Napa, CA 110 $26.94 $56,030
Johnstown, PA 110 $23.98 $49,880
Medford, OR 110 $25.74 $53,540
Santa Fe, NM 110 $21.60 $44,920
Greeley, CO 110 $23.05 $47,940
Lawton, OK 100 $23.17 $48,190
Springfield, OH 100 $21.86 $45,460
Jackson, TN 100 $21.38 $44,470
Eau Claire, WI 100 $24.54 $51,040
Farmington, NM 100 $22.93 $47,700
Morristown, TN 100 $19.58 $40,720
Goldsboro, NC 100 $22.83 $47,490
Danville, VA 100 $30.09 $62,580
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 100 $25.25 $52,510
Warner Robins, GA 90 $30.84 $64,150
Hot Springs, AR 90 $22.09 $45,940
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 90 $21.81 $45,350
Cheyenne, WY 90 $24.95 $51,890
St. George, UT 90 $21.73 $45,190
Pocatello, ID 90 $25.57 $53,190
Bay City, MI 90 $24.53 $51,030
Pittsfield, MA 90 $27.28 $56,730
Burlington, NC 90 $21.57 $44,860
Ames, IA 90 $20.49 $42,620
Altoona, PA 90 $21.63 $44,990
Cleveland, TN 90 $19.71 $41,000
St. Cloud, MN 90 $24.55 $51,070
Hattiesburg, MS 90 $21.56 $44,840
Morgantown, WV 90 $17.45 $36,290
Racine, WI 90 $25.26 $52,530
La Crosse, WI-MN 90 $24.56 $51,090
Jonesboro, AR 90 $22.26 $46,300
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 90 $24.88 $51,750
Gainesville, GA 80 $23.57 $49,010
Pascagoula, MS 80 $26.05 $54,180
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 80 $28.01 $58,260
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 80 $24.46 $50,890
Rome, GA 80 $22.38 $46,550
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 80 $20.18 $41,980
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 80 $20.82 $43,300
Cumberland, MD-WV 80 $25.22 $52,450
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 80 $28.07 $58,380
Decatur, IL 80 $24.08 $50,090
Anderson, IN 80 $18.81 $39,120
Bend, OR 80 $23.97 $49,860
Lima, OH 80 $24.20 $50,330
Anniston-Oxford, AL 80 $20.66 $42,980
Bismarck, ND 80 $24.86 $51,710
Sheboygan, WI 80 $26.59 $55,310
Janesville, WI 80 $27.64 $57,500
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 70 $21.60 $44,930
Gadsden, AL 70 $25.17 $52,360
Sherman-Denison, TX 70 $23.50 $48,870
San Angelo, TX 70 $23.38 $48,640
Midland, TX 70 $24.19 $50,320
Lebanon, PA 70 $22.55 $46,910
Williamsport, PA 70 $30.29 $63,000
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 70 $22.22 $46,220
Elizabethtown, KY 70 $30.74 $63,950
Owensboro, KY 70 $24.61 $51,180
New Bedford, MA 70 $30.79 $64,040
Idaho Falls, ID 70 $23.26 $48,390
Dubuque, IA 70 $20.25 $42,120
Battle Creek, MI 70 $27.91 $58,050
Dalton, GA 70 $30.02 $62,440
Brunswick, GA 70 $25.44 $52,920
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 70 $25.00 $52,000
Pine Bluff, AR 70 $24.35 $50,660
Longview, WA 70 $24.94 $51,870
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 60 $24.31 $50,570
Decatur, AL 60 $27.23 $56,630
Missoula, MT 60 $21.07 $43,830
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 60 $24.96 $51,910
Mayaguez, PR 60 Not available Not available
Fond du Lac, WI 60 $25.06 $52,110
Portsmouth, NH-ME 50 $24.94 $51,870
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 50 $31.98 $66,530
Dothan, AL 50 $24.61 $51,190
Corvallis, OR 50 Not available Not available
Monroe, MI 50 $29.08 $60,490
Coeur d'Alene, ID 50 $29.37 $61,090
Wausau, WI 40 $26.15 $54,390
Lewiston, ID-WA 40 $24.58 $51,130
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 40 $21.18 $44,060
Ocean City, NJ 40 $33.95 $70,630
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 40 $24.78 $51,540
Sandusky, OH 40 $29.69 $61,760
Casper, WY 40 $23.92 $49,750
Kokomo, IN 40 $25.08 $52,180
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 30 $31.25 $65,000
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 30 $30.43 $63,290
Salinas, CA Not available $30.33 $63,090
Lafayette, IN Not available $21.64 $45,020
State College, PA Not available $23.39 $48,650
Columbus, IN Not available $25.35 $52,720
Springfield, IL Not available $24.88 $51,740
Danbury, CT Not available $30.57 $63,580
Danville, IL Not available $13.04 $27,130
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Not available $27.21 $56,590
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