Educational counsellor
Also called study adviser, student advisor, student adviser
Educational counsellors provide practical and emotional support to students in a educational institution, either in small groups, classrooms, or individually. They function as an accessible school official whom students may contact for a wide variety of issues. Educational counsellors may provide advice on personal problems such as social integration and behavioural issues, and on school-related matters such as composing adequate curriculum schedules, discussing test scores, and informing students on further education options. They may work closely with a school social worker and/or school psychologist and make referrals to other support services if necessary.
What you'd do
Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified · ILO- In such cases tasks performed would include -
- Assessing students’ level of ability and determining learning needs
- Planning, preparing and delivering programmes of study, lessons and workshops for individual students and groups
- Preparing and presenting material on the theory of the subject area being studied
- Instructing and demonstrating practical aspects of the subject area being studied
- Assigning exercises and work relevant to students’ level of ability, interests and aptitude
- Assessing students and offering advice, criticism and encouragement
- Revising curricula, course content, course materials and methods of instruction
- Preparing students for examinations and assessments
- Counselling students regarding educational issues such as course and programme selection, class scheduling, school adjustment, truancy, study habits and career planning
- Counselling students to help them understand and overcome personal, social or behavioural problems affecting their education
- Preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks
- Indoors
- Sitting most of the day
- Constant contact with people, including the public
- Good freedom to decide
- Usually 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Some repetitive tasks
Will there be jobs?
Limited prospectsFewer jobs than in most work will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
About averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,700 a month (Hungary) to €9,900 (Luxembourg), before tax.
Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.
Among professionals in the EU, women earn 21% less per hour than men. Professionals · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Usually a degreeA degree in teacher training without subject specialisation is the usual route.
823 institutions in the EU offer education bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.
Will AI change it?
LittleAI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.
Average task score 0.33 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 12 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for teaching professionals not elsewhere classified. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).