Also called: College Financial Aid Consultant
Helps families figure out how to pay for college: savings plans, financial aid forms and scholarships.
You help parents fill out the FAFSA, compare three colleges' aid offers and set up a 529 savings plan for a younger sibling.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's degree; CFP or college-planning certification helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Education.
Growing much faster than average (about 10% over 10 years). Tracks personal financial advisors.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Simpler FAFSA forms and free AI aid calculators handle much of the work; paid advisors face more competition from free tools.
Classes: Personal finance, Computer applications, Psychology, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2052.
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