- Provide individual student academic planning and goal setting
- Deliver school counseling classroom lessons based on student success standards
- Provide short-term counseling to students
- Make outside referrals for long-term support
- Collaborate with families/teachers/administrators/community for student success
- Advocate for students at individual education plan meetings and other student-focused meetings
- Analyze data to identify student issues, needs and challenges
- A bachelor’s degree earned at and accredited college or university; there is no required major
- A master’s degree in school counseling
- Complete a school counseling internship or other qualifying clinical experience depending on your state requirements
- Pass required exams for school counselors
- Apply for counseling license
Note* Each state has unique requirements. You can learn more information about state requirements here: https://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/careers-roles/state-certification-requirements
The median annual salary for school and career counselors was $56,310 in May 2018. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $33,610, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $94,690.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook. (2019). School and Career Counselors. Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/school-and-career-counselors.htm
American School Counselor Association. (2019). Who are school counselors? Retrieved from https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/Careers-Roles/SCInfographic.pdf
Teacher Certification Degrees. (2019). School counselor career guide. Retrieved from https://www.teachercertificationdegrees.com/careers/school-counselor/
