Also called: Smoking & Vaping Cessation Counselor, CTTS
Helps people quit smoking, vaping, and chewing tobacco.
A tobacco treatment specialist meets patients at a hospital or clinic, builds a quit plan, explains nicotine patches and medicines, and checks in when cravings hit.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 4 years after high school. Usually a health background plus Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist training.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Public Health, Nursing, Health Education.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Tracks health education specialists; teen vaping created new demand.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Quit-smoking apps and AI texting programs handle more coaching; face-to-face plans in clinics remain.
Classes: Health, Biology, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1091.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.