Youth Employment Coordinator

Also called: Summer Jobs Program Coordinator

Places teens and young adults in summer and first jobs and coaches them through it.

A day in the life

Matches 50 teens with summer jobs at city parks and businesses, runs a workplace-skills training on showing up on time, and visits job sites to check in.

Pay over a career

Starting
$33k
Typical
$43k
High
$58k

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; youth work experience.

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

Majors to look at: Youth Development, Human Services.

Outlook

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

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI can match teens to jobs, but coaching them on showing up and visiting job sites stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business, Psychology, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.

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