Also called: Employment specialist, American Job Center counselor
Helps unemployed adults, people with disabilities, or people leaving prison find training and jobs.
Job coaches help clients write resumes, practice interviews, find training programs, and sometimes go to the job site to help them succeed in the first weeks.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Bachelor's helpful; human services experience.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Human Services, Psychology, Social Work.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI resume tools and job matching help clients; going to job sites and supporting people with barriers stay human.
Classes: Psychology, Business, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1012.
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