Also called: Admissions officer, Admissions recruiter
Recruits and evaluates applicants for a college, traveling to high schools and reading applications.
In the fall, admissions counselors travel to high schools and college fairs; in winter, they read hundreds of applications and debate them in committee. It's a common first job for new grads.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's degree in any major; many admissions counselors are recent graduates hired by their own or a similar college.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Any major, Communications.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI reads and scores applications and answers applicant questions, cutting reader staff; school visits and recruiting stay human.
Classes: Speech, Business, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1012.
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