The median wage for guidance counselors is $26.02 per hour, or $54,130 per year, in 2011. There is potential as a guidance counselor to earn significantly more than the average or median salaries. The top 10 percent of earners make in excess of $41.83 per hour, or $87,020 per year. The top 75 percent of guidance counselors make more than $33.60 per hour, which is equivalent to earning in excess of $69,890 per year. While there is potential for big earnings as a guidance counselor, these are not guaranteed. The bottom 25 percent of earners earn significantly less than the top earners. In fact, in 2011, they made less than $19.85 per hour, or $41,310 per year.
âCredit: Richard Droker. Presently, 10 percent of land area on Earth is covered with glacial ice, including glaciers, ice caps, and the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. Glacierized areas cover over 15 million square kilometers (5.8 million square miles). Glaciers store about 75 percent of the world's fresh water.
Ice covers 10 percent of Earth's surface and helps moderate the planet's temperature. Glaciers and ice sheets around the world are melting at an alarming rate. By keeping an eye on Earth's ice from space, NASA satellites help us understand the global effects of climate change.