Also called: Leadership Coach
Meets one-on-one with executives to help them lead better, handle pressure and make career decisions.
You have four video calls today with leaders: one just got promoted and feels overwhelmed, another keeps clashing with her team. You ask questions, give honest feedback, and assign them a small experiment to try before next session.
Independent coaches charge $200-$1,000+ per hour; income depends on how many clients they keep.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's plus coaching certification (ICF); most were managers or psychologists first.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average. Coaching has grown as companies invest in leaders.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI coaching apps give cheap advice to many managers; deep one-on-one trust with senior leaders stays human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Speech and debate, English Language Arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1151.
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