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Career counseling is a type of advice-giving and guidance role that supports clients in making complex decisions about their journey through life, learning and career changes. A career counselor provides guidance either one -on -one or in small groups on career exploration, making career choices, managing career changes, lifelong career development and dealing with other career-related issues.

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Steps to take to start your career as a Career Counselor and other jobs like it

  • There are many career and life related aspects to approach to coaching. Make sure to choose one you have experience and interest in. You need to have a deep basis of knowledge to pull from to coach others through the same path.
  • It’s not required but it does help you stand out from other providers and shows potential clients that you meet a minimum bar of training and understanding.
  • Set up time to get coached by someone else. In order to know how to set up the right environment, mental approach and coaching plan, it’s invaluable to have gone through this process yourself.
  • Being a career coach often means also running your own business. Set-up includes needed certifications, software, a place to do your work, how to charge customers and many other things that come with running a business. Give yourself time to work through this.
  • This is where all the prep work pays off because if no one knows you exist then they can’t be your customer so marketing, even informally, is key.
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"Do you think that helping others find a fulfilling career is something you would like to do? This Career Coach talks about the skills needed to do this job, along with the surprises she encountered to run her own business."
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Education you need to become a Career Counselor

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  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Psychology
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$31,580Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Physics Education
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,739Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Science (m.sc.) in Counseling
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    Avg. Duration:22 monthsAvg. Fees:$23,131Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Arts (m.a.) in Counselor Education
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    Avg. Duration:19 monthsAvg. Fees:$29,641Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master Degree in Psychology
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    Avg. Duration:16 monthsAvg. Fees:$25,450Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Career Counselor and Other Important Info

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8.8 years
$51K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
3.41 years
Experienced
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
3
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