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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
maintaining accurate and completing student records, conferring with parents or guardians, assessing needs for assistance and establishing and enforcing administration policies and rules governing student behavior. If that's your week, this page is about your job.
The honest answer
AI is already taking a real slice of the routine work here: maintaining accurate and completing student records. That is a slice of tasks, not of you.
That slice is not coming back; the core of the job, preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks, stays yours. New tools, same person answering for it.
Your week, as this page understands it
Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services. The job title says “educational”, “guidance”, “career counselors” or “advisors”: officially one job, several names. The real job is the part underneath: preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. That is the thing someone has to be right about.
The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors is not one task. It is 35 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks, and the ledger below shows exactly why.
Where the work sits, by task weight
- shifting to AI
- 27%
- changing shape
- 31%
- staying human
- 42%
These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.
Whole-job exposure score 41 out of 100 (36–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, across 35 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.
How we know this
What is measured: Every published task statement for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.
How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.
Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.
Your job, task by task
These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.
- 2 tasks scored differently between repeat runs, so their range on this page is wider. We would rather show the wobble than hide it.
- 6 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
- Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Shifting to AI
9 tasksTasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.
Maintaining accurate and completing student records
This is reading one thing and writing another: accurate in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 5 · CoreSource: “Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 81 out of 100 (77–85 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Keeping required student records accurate and complete is structured administrative work school systems already handle.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing students with information on topics
This is reading one thing and writing another: students in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Provide students with information on topics such as college degree programs and admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, trade and technical schools, and apprenticeship programs.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 85 out of 100 (81–89 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: College, funding and apprenticeship information is public and constantly updated, which is exactly what a good search-and-answer tool does.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Referring students to degree programs based on interests
This is reading one thing and writing another: students in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Refer students to degree programs based on interests, aptitudes, or educational assessments.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (60–68 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Course and programme details are published everywhere, so matching a student's interests to degree options is well within software.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Reviewing transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements
This is reading one thing and writing another: transcripts in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements, and write letters of recommendation.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (71–79 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Checking a transcript against published requirements is rule-following, and reference letters draft well from the counsellor's notes.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Changing shape
11 tasksTasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.
Referring students to outside counseling services
The software now makes the first pass at students, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Refer students to outside counseling services.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Matching a student to the right outside service is mostly directory work, though a trained counsellor normally makes the call.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Evaluating students' or individuals' abilities
The software now makes the first pass at students', but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Evaluate students' or individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics, using tests, records, interviews, or professional sources.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Tests and records can be scored and summarised automatically, but a qualified person is normally expected to interpret them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assessing needs for assistance, such as rehabilitation, financial aid or additional vocational training and referring clients to the appropriate services
The software now makes the first pass at needs, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Assess needs for assistance, such as rehabilitation, financial aid, or additional vocational training, and refer clients to the appropriate services.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Working out what help someone needs and pointing them at the right service is mostly matching documented criteria.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Staying human
15 tasksTasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.
Counseling students regarding educational issues
The value here is that a specific person handles students regarding educational issues and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 5 · CoreSource: “Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Course information is easy to supply, but students act on advice from someone who knows them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Counseling individuals or groups to help them understand and overcome
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for individuals, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Counsel individuals or groups to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Counselling someone through personal or behavioural problems depends on a trusted relationship and trained judgement, not information.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks
This work happens in the physical world: students, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Encouraging a child to keep going with something hard depends on an adult who knows them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Show the other 25 tasks
Compiling and studying occupational, educational and economic information to assist counselees in determining and carrying out vocational and educational objectives
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: occupational, educational and economic information in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Compile and study occupational, educational, and economic information to assist counselees in determining and carrying out vocational and educational objectives.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 83 out of 100 (79–87 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Occupational, education and pay data is public and vast, and gathering and summarising it is a natural fit for software.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Preparing reports on students and activities as required by administration
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: reports in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 81 out of 100 (77–85 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Reports on students and activities are structured documents that can largely be produced from existing school records.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing information for teachers and staff members involved in helping students or graduates identify and pursue employment opportunities
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: information in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 3 · CoreSource: “Provide information for teachers and staff members involved in helping students or graduates identify and pursue employment opportunities.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (60–68 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Passing employment information to teachers and staff is straightforward research and summarising.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Referring qualified counselees to employers or employment services for job placement
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: qualified counselees in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Refer qualified counselees to employers or employment services for job placement.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (60–68 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Matching a candidate's record to employer requirements and passing it on is largely documented, repeatable work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Planning and promoting career and employment-related programs and events
shifting to AIThis is reading one thing and writing another: career in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Plan and promote career and employment-related programs and events, such as career planning presentations, work experience programs, job fairs, and career workshops.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (57–71 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Planning documents and promotional material draft quickly, though someone still has to be there to run the events.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Instructing individuals in career development techniques
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at individuals, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Instruct individuals in career development techniques, such as job search and application strategies, resume writing, and interview skills.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 58 out of 100 (51–65 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Resumes, applications and interview practice are heavily documented, so tools already do most of this coaching well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Interviewing clients to obtain information about employment history
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at clients, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Interview clients to obtain information about employment history, educational background, and career goals, and to identify barriers to employment.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 53 out of 100 (46–60 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Intake questions about work history and goals follow a set structure that forms and chat tools handle well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Teaching classes and presenting self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at classes, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Teach classes and present self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Session content is easy to prepare, but standing in front of a class and reading the room is not.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Planning and conducting orientation programs and group conferences to promote the adjustment of individuals to new life experiences
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at orientation programs, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Plan and conduct orientation programs and group conferences to promote the adjustment of individuals to new life experiences, such as starting college.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: The programme can be planned on paper, yet running an orientation for nervous newcomers needs a person in the room.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Addressing community groups, faculty and staff members to explain available counseling services
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at community groups, faculty and staff members, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Address community groups, faculty, and staff members to explain available counseling services.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Speaking to a room of parents or staff about counselling services depends on presence and credibility, not just the script.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Collaborating with teachers and administrators in the development
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at teachers, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 3 · CoreSource: “Collaborate with teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of school programs and in the preparation of master schedules for curriculum offerings.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Building a master timetable is a solvable puzzle, but agreeing programme changes with colleagues happens in meetings.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Establishing and enforcing administration policies and rules governing student behavior
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at administration policies, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Establish and enforce administration policies and rules governing student behavior.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Writing behaviour policy is desk work; enforcing it with students needs an adult who is actually present.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Planning, directing and participating in recruitment and enrollment activities
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at recruitment, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 3 · CoreSource: “Plan, direct, and participate in recruitment and enrollment activities.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Recruitment materials and plans draft easily, though open days and enrolment events still need people on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Conducting follow-up interviews with counselees to determine if their needs have been met
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles follow-up interviews and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Conduct follow-up interviews with counselees to determine if their needs have been met.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 35 out of 100 (28–42 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Follow-up questions can be sent automatically, but a real conversation still surfaces what a form would miss.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Providing special services
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles special services and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Provide special services such as alcohol and drug prevention programs and classes that teach students to handle conflicts without resorting to violence.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 35 out of 100 (28–42 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Prevention curricula are widely published, yet delivering them credibly to teenagers depends on the person leading the room.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Establishing and supervising peer-counseling and peer-tutoring programs
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles programs and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Establish and supervise peer-counseling and peer-tutoring programs.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 35 out of 100 (28–42 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: The programme design can be written up, though recruiting and overseeing student volunteers is done face to face.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Conferring with parents or guardians
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles parents and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 28 out of 100 (24–32 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Software can prepare the summary, but resolving a child's problems with parents and teachers happens through live conversation.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Establishing contacts with employers to create internship and employment opportunities for students
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles contacts and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Establish contacts with employers to create internship and employment opportunities for students.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Employer links are built on personal contacts and follow-up over time.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Supervising, training and directing professional staff and interns
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles professional staff and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Supervise, train, and direct professional staff and interns.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Supervising and developing staff depends on an ongoing working relationship with specific people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Identifying cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals
staying humanThe rules require a named, qualified person to answer for cases of domestic abuse, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (6–14 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Spotting abuse and persuading a family to seek help rests on trained judgement and a trusted relationship.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Observing students during classroom and play activities to evaluate students' performance
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: students during classroom, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Observe students during classroom and play activities to evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Watching how a child behaves in class and at play means being in the room with them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Sponsoring extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations and academic contests
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: extracurricular activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · SupplementalSource: “Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–8 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Running a club after school means being there with the students week after week.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Attending meetings, educational conferences and training workshops and serving on committees
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: meetings, educational conferences and training workshops, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Attend meetings, educational conferences, and training workshops, and serve on committees.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–11 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Turning up to meetings, conferences and committees is the task itself, and nobody can attend in your place.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Providing crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: crisis intervention, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · CoreSource: “Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 2 out of 100 (0–6 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Helping a student through a crisis means being there in person with them; nothing about it works from a screen.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Providing students with disabilities with assistive devices
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: students, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · SupplementalSource: “Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Helping a student physically get around school or use a device requires being right there with them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
What this job pays, and how many people do it
- Median pay
- $64,330a year, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.bls-oews, 2025 · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
How we know this
Source: bls-oews
Reference period: May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
Rounding: Shown as published.
- People doing this job
- 353,310in the US, 2025.bls-oews · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.
Why this is shifting
The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: accurate in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: maintaining accurate and completing student records and providing students with information on topics. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where students get done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.
Your move
Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend
Your week is splitting in two, and which half fills it is the whole question. Maintaining accurate and completing student records is going; preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks is not.
So, given all that: 27% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 31% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 42% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 35 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.
The occupation is an average and you are not, so the first job below is finding out where your own week actually sits.
This week: one thing
Print the task ledger above and put your own hours next to each row. Roughly, in pen, in one sitting. Then look at which group your hours actually pile up in. Twenty minutes, this week.
- What you end up holding
- your own week, on one page, sorted into what is shifting and what is not
- How long it takes
- about twenty minutes
If printing it isn’t practical: Read the rows off this page and write the same list on the back of an envelope. Same twenty minutes, same page, and it works just as well said out loud to someone who knows the job. The point is your hours next to the rows, not the paper it is on.
Over the next 90 days
Volunteer toward the durable end, visibly. Over the next ninety days put your hand up for the work in the bottom group (preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks) and let people see you doing it. Not a new project: the same job, with your mix deliberately tilted. The point is that when the rota or the reorganisation comes, the version of you people picture is the one doing the part that stays.
Over the next 12 months
Claim a specialism at the durable end and let the other end go. Over a year, deliberately become the person who handles preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks, and deliberately stop being the first choice for the rows in the top group. That trade costs something, because the exposed work is often the comfortable work. Decide it on purpose rather than by drift. Before you pay for anything, use CareerOneStop - Find local training. It is free, it is the Labor Department's own service, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.
The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them
I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.
I checked the 12 nearest US occupations to educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was career/technical education teachers, middle school: only about 23% of its durable work is work you already do and there are far fewer of those jobs than of yours. Your own job splits about 27/73: that share of the list sits in the top exposure band and the rest does not. On this evidence the honest move is inside the job rather than out of it. Become the person who owns “counsel students regarding educational issues”, and let the exposed end go.
How that was checked: this job was compared against all 830 US occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.
3 moves I checked and rejected
These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere…”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 23% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 23% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. And it is a narrow door: about 16,870 of those jobs against 353,310 of yours (OEWS May 2025), 5% as many seats.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities…, and their equivalent is to prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and…. Across both published task lists that is about 23% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 23% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities…, and their equivalent is to prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and…. Across both published task lists that is about 22% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 22% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
What I’d stop worrying about
A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.
The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 27% of its task weight, across 35 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The whole-job doom story
Nothing on this page says this job ends. It says the mix inside it moves. Half the rows above are unchanged or changing shape, and the plan is about which half your week sits in. That is a very different problem, and a solvable one.
Panic-buying a course
Do the twenty-minute sorting exercise first. Most people who buy a course before they have done it buy the wrong one, and the free services listed below will tell you the same thing without charging for it.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.
You are reading the United States figures
The United Kingdom splits this work across more than one official group, of which Human resources and industrial relations officers is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.
Switch to the United Kingdom page →partial match
The other groups this work is counted across:
In UK official statistics this job is counted as Human resources and industrial relations officers and Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.
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Where to go next, and what it costs
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No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it
Nothing Collab365 runs is built for educational / guidance / career counselors / advisors, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.
There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 27% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.
7 days free, no card needed. Explore up to 2 Spaces before you choose a plan: you pick a plan later, not now.
The AI Authority is a general community about working with AI, not a course for educational / guidance / career counselors / advisors. You do not need it to act on anything here: the moves above cost nothing and stand on their own. The data on this page is the same either way.
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Questions people ask about this job
- Will AI replace Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors?
- Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 35 official task statements scored for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (United States, SOC 21-1012), 27% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 41 out of 100 (range 36–47, band: partial). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
- Which tasks in “Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors” can AI already do?
- The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Provide students with information on topics such as college degree programs and admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, trade and technical scho…” (85/100, very high); “Compile and study occupational, educational, and economic information to assist counselees in determining and carrying out vocational and educational objectives” (83/100, very high); “Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations” (81/100, very high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
- Which tasks in “Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors” stay human?
- About 42% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms” (0/100, minimal); “Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools” (2/100, minimal); “Attend meetings, educational conferences, and training workshops, and serve on committees” (4/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
- What should someone working in “Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors” do about AI?
- Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 27% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 42% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
- How is the AI exposure score for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors calculated?
- Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 35 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.
Where these numbers come from
About the data on this page
- 2 tasks scored differently between repeat runs, so their range on this page is wider. We would rather show the wobble than hide it.
- The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
- 6 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
- Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
- Task statements
- onet-dbProcessing: catalogue-bridge → onet-im-rt-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
- Task weights
- onet-db (im-rt)
- Scores
- Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
- Pay and employment
- bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))
Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.
The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.
The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.
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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).
BibTeX
@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
title = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
author = {{Collab365}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
note = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}Data as of release 2026-q4.1, published . Releases never change after publication; when the figures move, a new dated release is published beside this one and this one stays exactly where it is.