Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Minimal Risk
16%

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Vote Comments (6)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
2%
(Minimal Risk)
POLLING
29%
(Low Risk, Based on 130 votes)
Average: 16%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
4.5%
by year 2033
WAGES
$61,710
or $29.67 per hour
Volume
327,660
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
7.3/10
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

2% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): Occupations in this category have a low probability of being automated, as they typically demand complex problem-solving, creativity, strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of manual dexterity. These jobs often involve intricate hand movements and precise coordination, making it difficult for machines to replicate the required tasks.

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Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Social Perceptiveness

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Persuasion

  • Negotiation

  • Originality

User poll

29% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 2% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors' job openings is expected to rise 4.5% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors' was $61,710, or $30 per hour

'Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors' were paid 28.4% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 327,660 people employed as 'Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors' within the United States.

This represents around 0.22% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 463 people are employed as 'Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors'.

Job description

Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.

SOC Code: 21-1012.00

Comments (6)

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Cory
19 Apr 2025 21:25
(Possible) I’ve encountered lots of biased education workers they do idiotic things and encountered deans so unprofessional they should be fired immediately a machine isn’t biased and I think they can take a lot of jobs
Sam
27 Aug 2024 05:12
The need for careers guidance and education will only increase as AI and automation displace many workers or automatew many of the tasks they used to complete. Lifelong careers guidance will be important. Careers education in high school will be very important and only more so in this rapidly changing world of work.
Aron (Uncertain)
31 Jan 2023 00:06
Chatgpt and similar services could probably handle both answering any student-questions and do administrative tasks like sending paperwork.

But on the other hand people value the human connection when getting advice, and while an ai could give good answers, it might not be able to give the right questions. Questions tailored to the individual based on social queues and connection.

So i think somewhere in between.
Aaron (Moderate)
27 Dec 2022 22:33
This website is kinda exactly what will inform careers from now on.
Michele Lima Leal (Moderate)
21 Mar 2022 20:44
Because technology can always surprise us.

What if they create a robot capable of adapting, customizing responses, and advice according to the profile of each student?

But the interesting thing is that we can think about how to improve the customer experience and humanize professional relationships. Having a connection with people is essential to minimize these risks.
Jennifer Johnson (No chance)
07 Apr 2020 07:50
this job will never be taken over by robots because people prefer to talk to a human with feelings then a robot
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