Also called: Visit Supervisor, Family Visit Coach
Supervises court-ordered visits between children and parents to keep them safe.
A visitation monitor sits in on a dad's weekly visit with his kids at a family center, takes careful notes for the court, and steps in gently if anything becomes unsafe.
Estimate; many are part-time or hourly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma or some college; training and background checks.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Human Services, Psychology.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years). Tracks social and human service assistants.
Low risk for 10 years. A trained person in the room keeping a family visit safe can't be replaced by cameras or AI.
Age 21+. One way to start: Take your state's monitor training, then apply to family visitation centers First: State monitor training (24 hours in California) and a background check; usually 21+
Classes: Psychology, Child development CTE class, Criminal justice CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.
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