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What Is a Career Counselor?

By  Kendra Cherry, MSEd Updated on January 08, 2024

Fact checked by  Emily Swaim

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A career counselor is a professional who helps people choose a career and achieve their vocational goals. Counselors help clients enter the workforce, change careers, and look for employment opportunities. People who work in this field are employed in settings including schools, government agencies, private businesses, and community agencies.

At a Glance

Career counselors can help people who are struggling to choose a career or who are interested in transitioning to a new profession. Career counseling can involve administering assessments, helping people search for work, and assisting with educational and professional plans. Career counselors often work in high schools and colleges, but they can also be employed in government and vocational settings. In most cases, career counselors have a minimum of a master's degree in counseling.

What Is a Career Counselor?

Career counselors work with people with questions about careers and educational paths. If you're a job seeker, working with a career counselor can help you make the most of the planning and decision-making process and find a job path that's perfect for your needs.

Choosing a career can be a real challenge. How do you know what type of jobs are right for you? Is a particular profession suited to your personality, interests, and goals? High school students, college graduates, and adults interested in a career change have to face these difficult questions, and this is where a career counselor can help.

Career Counselor Job Duties

Career counselors perform a range of duties. Depending on where they work and with whom, they might:

• Administer  personality and interest inventories
• Advise students about what courses and educational programs they need for particular careers
• Aid clients in the job search process by teaching them where to look for open positions and connecting them with job search resources
• Counsel clients who are considering a career change
• Evaluate clients' educational and work backgrounds in order to help them determine what they need to do next to achieve their goals
• Help clients select the right schools or programs for their needs
• Help students locate sources of financial support to pay for school and other training programs
• Teach job-search skills such as interviewing, resume writing, and networking and help clients practice them
• Use  achievement tests and  aptitude tests to help clients get a better idea of what they're good at

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