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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Also filed here: Counsellor, Counselor, Career counsellor, School counsellor
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 2.9% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #84 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +2.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $64,330 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 389,500 in the US, with about 27,800 openings a year
The work, 21 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Advise others on educational or vocational matters17%
AI performed this in about 1 in 293 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Assess living, work, or social needs or status of individuals or communities12%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,012 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare legal or regulatory documents6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop public or community health programs6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Present research or technical information5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Teach academic or vocational subjects4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 70 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Interview people to obtain information3%
People try AI for this, but it seldom finishes the work in full.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Teach life skills2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 756 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
Still yours: Assist individuals with special needs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Collaborate in the development of educational programs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Develop professional relationships or networks1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,715 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 27,800 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 47% of the workSubstance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors26% AI does, against 50% here+18.4% by 2035 · $59,350 · Master’s degree
- Shares 44% of the workMarriage and Family Therapists34% AI does, against 50% here+13.5% by 2035 · $66,940 · Master’s degree
- Shares 40% of the workHealthcare Social Workers18% AI does, against 50% here+8.5% by 2035 · $67,880 · Master’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.33, higher than 93% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 21-1012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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