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Jobs in Career Counseling

Most graduates seek positions in colleges and universities as career counselors, career placement professionals, coop/internship directors, academic advisors, and professional counselors (http://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/CS_Professionals.ppt). Others seek positions as school counselors, career information specialists in libraries and information centers, workforce development professionals in career one-stop centers, training and staff development professionals in human resource development offices, consultants and independent contractors with career information systems developers and publishers, and staff counselors in corrections, workfare, and rehabilitation settings.

The most recent Occupational Outlook Handbook provides descriptive information about the counseling field. It is important to note that the Career Counseling Specialization at FSU provides training beyond the minimum requirements for most counseling positions, which significantly increases the competitive employment advantage for FSU graduates. This means that in some instances, career counselors trained in this program will find themselves working with the mental health concerns of clients in addition to their career concerns.

Some of our recent graduates in Career Counseling were employed in the following positions (Those marked with an * also have Ph.D. degrees and completed dissertations in the career area).

• Assistant Director, Career Services, A State University, Alabama (also Florida, North Carolina, California, Washington, New Jersey, Michigan, Maryland, Indiana, Virginia)
• Private Practice Counselor, Nonprofit Organization, Texas
• Career Counselor, Magnet School for the Performing Arts, Florida
• *Director of Career Development Services, Small Liberal Arts College in Pennsylvania
• One Stop Coordinator, State Workforce Center, Austin Texas
• *Executive Director of Student Career Development, Regional University, Ohio
• Educational Counselor, Technical College, Maine
• Corporate Training and Technical Writing, Telecommunications Company, Florida
• Vice President for Human Resource Development, Telecommunications Company, Washington, D.C.
• Career Consultant, Strategic Employment Company, New Orleans
• Career Counselor, Career and Employment Services, Technical Community College, Tennessee
• School Counselor, Secondary School, Tallahassee
• Career Counselor, Community College Tallahassee
• *Staff Psychologist, University Counseling Center, North Carolina
• *Assistant Professor, Counselor Education, Florida

Additional information about the Career Counseling Profession is available at http://ncda.org.