DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
21-1012 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Occupational Description:
Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Southwest Minnesota | 260 | 25 | $24.47/hr | $0.53/hr | $19.54/hr | $21.13/hr | $23.62/hr | $27.72/hr | $31.65/hr |
| Minnesota | 4,610 | 217 | $28.71/hr | $0.46/hr | $19.73/hr | $22.58/hr | $27.41/hr | $33.80/hr | $41.37/hr |
| U S | 296,460 | 2,372 | $29.63/hr | $0.18/hr | $16.70/hr | $21.38/hr | $27.70/hr | $36.16/hr | $46.68/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2020 - 2030 | |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 660 | $24.81/hr | 14.4% |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 90 | $33.22/hr | N/A |
| Health Educators | 50 | $27.66/hr | 4.4% |
Tasks for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
- Advises counselees to assist them in developing their educational and vocational objectives.
- Conducts follow-up interviews with counselees and maintains case records.
- Refers qualified counselees to employer or employment service for placement.
- Addresses community groups and faculty members to explain counseling services.
- Teaches vocational and educational guidance classes.
- Plans and conducts orientation programs and group conferences to promote adjustment of individuals to new life experiences.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with employers and personnel from supportive service agencies to develop opportunities for counselees.
- Advises counselees to assist them in understanding and overcoming personal and social problems.
- Collects and evaluates information about counselees' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics, using records, tests, and interviews.
- Compiles and studies occupational, educational, and economic information to assist counselees in making and carrying out vocational and educational objectives.
- Interprets program regulations or benefit requirements and assists counselees in obtaining needed supportive services.
