Also called: Field Instructor (Wilderness Therapy)
Lives in the wilderness with struggling teens, helping them grow through outdoor challenges.
Field guides lead hiking and camping for weeks at a time, supporting therapists and helping students learn coping skills by the campfire.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Bachelor's often preferred; wilderness first aid.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Social Work, Outdoor Leadership.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI may help therapists with notes, but living in the field with struggling teens and modeling coping skills is human trust work.
Classes: Psychology, Health, PE/outdoor ed, English.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.
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