Refugee Employment Specialist

Also called: Job Developer (Refugee Services)

Helps newly arrived refugees find and keep their first US jobs, coaching them for interviews and working with local employers for resettlement agencies.

A day in the life

Coaches a client through his first interview, drives him to a meat-processing plant for orientation, and meets an employer about hiring more refugees.

Pay over a career

Starting
$33k
Typical
$43k
High
$57k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Bachelor's helpful; workforce or social service experience.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Human Services, Business, International Studies.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI job matching helps, but coaching interviews and driving clients to their first job stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: A world language, Business, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.

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