Also called: EAP Counselor, Workplace Counselor
Counselor who provides short-term confidential help to employees of companies.
Takes calls from workers dealing with stress, divorce, or a death in the family, offers a few sessions, and connects them to longer-term care. Also responds after workplace tragedies.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in counseling or social work, license; CEAP certification optional.
Ways in: Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Counseling, Social Work, Psychology.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Employers add AI wellness apps and chat for routine support, trimming some short-term sessions; crisis response stays human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Business, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1018.
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