Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary in Atlanta, Georgia

Salary distribution

Where Atlanta educational, guidance, and career counselors fall on the wage curve.

Typical entry

• Education

  Master's degree

• Experience

  None

• On-the-job training

  None

Top skills (O*NET)

• Therapy and Counseling

  Knowledge

  4.8 / 5

• Active Listening

  Basic skill

  4.4 / 5

• Social Perceptiveness

  Technical

  4.3 / 5

• Speaking

  Basic skill

  4.3 / 5

• Oral Expression

  Ability

  4.3 / 5

• Psychology

  Knowledge

  4.2 / 5

• Reading Comprehension

  Basic skill

  4.1 / 5

• Service Orientation

  Technical

  4.1 / 5

Common tasks (O*NET)

1. 01

   Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.

2. 02

   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.

3. 03

   Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.

4. 04

   Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.

5. 05

   Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.

6. 06

   Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements, and write letters of recommendation.

7. 07

   Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

8. 08

   Provide students with information on topics such as college degree programs and admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, trade and technical schools, and apprenticeship programs.