Also called: Vocational Expert
Tests people's skills and abilities to figure out what jobs they can do, sometimes testifying in disability court cases.
Gives a man with a back injury a set of hands-on work tests, reviews his medical records, and testifies at a Social Security hearing about which jobs he can still do.
Expert witnesses bill hourly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in rehabilitation counseling or vocational evaluation; CVE certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Rehabilitation Counseling, Psychology.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI can match skills to job databases; hands-on work testing and court testimony stay human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Statistics, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1015.
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