Also called: Caregiver Program Coordinator
Helps people caring for aging parents or spouses find respite, training, and support groups.
A specialist might talk with an exhausted daughter caring for her mom, arrange a few days of respite care, and run a monthly support group.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in social work, gerontology, or psychology.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Social Work, Gerontology.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years). Tracks social and human service assistants.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can share resources, but supporting an exhausted daughter caring for her mom stays human.
Classes: Psychology, Sociology, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.
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