Also called: Director of Career Development
Runs a college's career center — advising, internships, and employer recruiting.
Hosts a career fair with 150 employers, reviews data on where graduates landed jobs, and meets with the dean about building internships into every major.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 10 years after high school. Master's in counseling or higher education plus years of career advising.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Higher Education, Counseling, Human Resources.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Approximate; postsecondary administrators.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI career tools handle routine advising; employer partnerships and leading the center stay human.
Classes: Business, Psychology, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9033.
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