Salaries for career guidance technicians vary according to education, experience, and the geographic location of the job. In general, career guidance technicians (a career similar to other administrative support personnel such as office clerk) are graduates of two-year post high school training programs or have equivalent experience. In May 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, the mean annual wage of office clerks who worked in colleges, universities, and professional schools had mean annual wages of $41,910. Salaries for office clerks in all industries ranged from $28,230 or less to $61,690 or more.
Benefits depend on the employer, but they usually include paid holidays and vacation time, retirement plans, and, for those at some educational institutions, reduced tuition.
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists
- Addiction Therapists
- Adult and Vocational Education Teachers
- Adult Day Care Coordinators
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
- Art Teachers
- Athletic Directors
- Behavioral Health Technicians
- Biophysicists
- Book Editors
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Child Life Specialists
- Clinic Managers
- College Administrators
- College Professors
- Community Health Nurses
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Community Health Workers
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Computer Trainers
- Conflict Resolution Specialists
- Contact Tracers
- Cooking Instructors
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Curriculum Coordinators
- Dance School Owners and Managers
- Dietetic Technicians
- Directors of Volunteers
- Distance Learning Coordinators
- Driving School Owners and Instructors
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Edupreneurs
- Elementary School Teachers
- Employment Firm Workers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Executive Recruiters
- Flight Instructors
- Geriatric Care Managers
- Geriatric Nurses
- Geriatric Psychiatrists
- Geriatric Social Workers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Grief Therapists
- Guidance Counselors
- Health Advocates
- Health Educators
- HIV/AIDS Counselors and Case Managers
- Home Health Care Aides
- Home Health Care and Hospice Nurses
- Hospice Workers
- Human Resources Consultants
- Human Resources Managers
- Human Services Workers
- Instructional Coordinators
- Instructional Designers
- Journalism Teachers
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Mathematics Teachers
- Military Recruiters
- Music Teachers
- Music Therapists
- Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Nonprofit Social Service Directors
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Nursing Instructors
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides
- Office Administrators
- Orientation and Mobility Specialists
- Payroll Directors
- Personal Care Aides
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Physical Education Teachers
- Political Scientists
- Preschool Teachers
- Psychologists
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Real Estate Educators
- Recreational Therapists
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Retail Business Owners
- Retail Managers
- School Administrators
- School Nurses
- Secondary School Teachers
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Social Workers
- Special Education Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Teacher Aides
- Temporary Workers
- Tutors and Trainers
- Workplace Diversity Experts
