4.6ModerateNo Shortage
Counsellors
Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals · Social and Welfare Professionals
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Median Weekly Pay
$2,154
Full-time workers
Employment
40,100
Total workers
10yr Growth
+23.4%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
No Shortage
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation37.0%
Augmentation67.0%
Key Tasks
- •Working with clients on career, study and employment options by obtaining and examining information relevant to their abilities and needs
- •Providing information and resources to assist clients with job-seeking skills
- •Assessing client needs in relation to treatment for drug and alcohol abuse
- •Conducting counselling interviews with individuals, couples and family groups
- •Assisting the understanding and adjustment of attitudes, expectations and behaviour to develop more effective interpersonal and marital relationships
- •Presenting alternative approaches and discussing potential for attitude and behaviour change
- •Consulting with clients to develop rehabilitation plans taking account of vocational and social needs
- •Contributing information, understanding and advice on the learning and behaviour of students, especially those with special needs, and assisting parents and teachers in dealing with these needs
- •May work in a call centre
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
44
Female Share
79.0%
Part-Time Share
51.0%
Skill Level
1 / 5
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