Also called: Succession Planning Advisor
Helps family-owned companies plan who takes over next and handle the tricky mix of family and business.
You meet with a 70-year-old founder and his three adult kids, who disagree about who should run the company. You set up family meetings, a board and a succession timeline.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Often a graduate degree in business, law, psychology or family therapy.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Psychology, Family Studies.
Growing about average. Huge numbers of family businesses are changing generations.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can draft succession plans; sitting with a founder and his feuding kids and earning their trust stays human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Business elective, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.
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