Also called: Peer Advocate (CIL)
Works at a Center for Independent Living teaching skills and advocating for people with disabilities, often having a disability themselves.
Teaches a budgeting class, helps a woman move out of a nursing home into her own apartment, and organizes a protest about inaccessible buses.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Bachelor's helpful; lived disability experience strongly valued.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Disability Studies, Social Work.
Growing about average. Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can teach budgeting basics, but helping someone move out of a nursing home and organizing for access stay human.
Classes: Sociology, Personal finance, Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.
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