Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.

National salary and employment

Top skills

Typical tasks

• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.
• Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.
• Counsel individuals or groups to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
• Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements, and write letters of recommendation.
• Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
• Refer students to outside counseling services.
• Establish contacts with employers to create internship and employment opportunities for students.

Technology

• ACT Discover
• ACT WorkKeys
• Adobe ActionScript
• Adobe Photoshop
• Athena Software Penelope Case Management
• Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
• Blackboard software
• Blackboard Wimba
• Bloomz
• Career Cruising
• Career decision-making programs
• Career Dimensions Focus 2
• Career management systems CMS
• Career Zone

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in CA
  Median $86,500 · Employment 45,140
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in TX
  Median $67,900 · Employment 31,730
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in NY
  Median $71,610 · Employment 23,380
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in FL
  Median $53,140 · Employment 22,800
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in New York, NY
  Median $77,580 · Employment 19,890
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in Los Angeles, CA
  Median $79,000 · Employment 17,110
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in IL
  Median $62,420 · Employment 13,580
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in PA
  Median $60,880 · Employment 13,570
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in OH
  Median $61,760 · Employment 13,250
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in GA
  Median $63,720 · Employment 11,460
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in MA
  Median $79,930 · Employment 11,460
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in Chicago, IL
  Median $64,730 · Employment 9,790

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