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What careers do school counselors recommend the most to students? [Brave search response (as with Google and Bing, one their AI actually answers the question; DDG was worse)]
Brave.com ^ | 12-29-2024 | AI

Posted on 12/30/2024 6:05:03 AM PST by daniel1212

School Counselors Recommended Careers

Career Recommendations by School Counselors: School counselors often recommend careers that align with a student’s interests, skills, and academic strengths. Based on their expertise, here are some careers that school counselors commonly recommend to students:

Mental Health Counselors: School counselors may recommend this career path to students who are interested in helping others and have a passion for mental health.

Teachers: For students who enjoy teaching and mentoring, school counselors may suggest a career in education, such as teaching at the elementary, middle, or high school level.

Social Workers: Students who are interested in social justice and want to make a difference in their community may be encouraged to pursue a career in social work.

Career Coaches: School counselors may recommend this career path to students who are interested in helping others navigate their career options and develop job search skills.

School Psychologists: For students who are interested in psychology and education, school counselors may suggest a career as a school psychologist, where they can work with students to address learning and behavioral challenges.

Guidance Counselors: Students who are interested in working in education and helping students navigate their academic and personal lives may be encouraged to pursue a career as a guidance counselor.

College Advisors: School counselors may recommend this career path to students who are interested in helping others navigate the college application process and develop plans for post-secondary education.

Substance Abuse Counselors: For students who are interested in helping others overcome addiction and substance abuse issues, school counselors may suggest a career as a substance abuse counselor.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: careers; childleftbehind; h1b; wokeducation
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Only the AI option actually answered the question. Regular search results were all about aspects of careers for school counselors, such as being one, what they do, etc. (including DuckDuckGo and Bing) .

Google search AI answer to,

What Careers do school counselors recommend the most to students?

School counselors may recommend a variety of careers, including:

Social and community service managers: A bachelor's degree is required for entry-level positions, and the median pay in 2023 was $77,030.

Social and human service assistants: A high school diploma or equivalent is required for entry-level positions, and the median pay in 2023 was $41,410.

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors: A master's degree is required for entry-level positions, and the median pay in 2023 was $53,710.

Training and development specialists: A bachelor's degree is required for entry-level positions, and the median pay in 2023 was $64,340.

Academic advisor

Community service coordinator

Caseworker

Outpatient therapist

Mental health technician

Admissions counselor

Health educator

Bing AI answer to the question, What Careers do school counselors recommend the most to students?

School counselors recommend the following careers to students

Health Educator Facilitating student learning of career options Supporting students' academic development and addressing extracurricular factors

1 posted on 12/30/2024 6:05:03 AM PST by daniel1212
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So based on this “list” it’s obvious that that these career counselors FULLY ENDORSE that Engineering and Scientific talent should be imported from India. I didn’t see where American STEM was being recommended.

Career Counslors and their Corrupt Education system - SPIT!!!!


2 posted on 12/30/2024 6:16:45 AM PST by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: daniel1212

Was this list of recommendations seen as something surprising?


3 posted on 12/30/2024 6:17:44 AM PST by lee martell
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To: OHPatriot
In my experience, high school advisors and career counselors are utterly clueless when it comes to STEM fields.

They advise students to pursue those silly careers listed there for two reasons:

1. They are ideal careers for people who have been infantilized in school.

2. These are the career paths most high school counselors come from.

4 posted on 12/30/2024 6:23:14 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Well, maybe I'm a little rough around the edges; inside a little hollow.” -- Tom Petty, “Rebels”)
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To: OHPatriot

I taught “Embedded Computing” in high school for three years. All of those students, the ones who participated, went to an engineering school. Georgia Tech and MIT gathered a number of my students.


5 posted on 12/30/2024 6:25:23 AM PST by GingisK
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To: lee martell
Was this list of recommendations seen as something surprising?

No, but now it is evidenced, as is the problem with search algorithms now versus the past. Why is it the AI can readily understand and respond to the question "What careers do school counselors recommend the most to students?" while search algorithms respond with answers such as (top 10 from Bing, - apart from a PC video - much the same as others).

School Counselor Roles & Ratios

Alternative Careers for School Counselors

What Types of School Counseling Careers Can I Pursue?

The School Counselor and Career Development

Thinking about becoming a school counselor...please help

The Vital Role of School Counselors: Primary Guides for Student …

School Counselors Promoting College and Career - ed

School and Career Counselors and Advisors : …

Career Outlook article page - U.S. Bureau of Labor …

School Counselor Career Guide | How to Become a School Counselor


6 posted on 12/30/2024 6:29:15 AM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: Alberta's Child

There are a few studies that suggest that high school advisors and career counselors spend over sixty percent of their time helping the sons and daughters of the middle and upper middle class get into the Ivies or similar named colleges.


7 posted on 12/30/2024 6:30:55 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: OHPatriot
So based on this “list” it’s obvious that that these career counselors FULLY ENDORSE that Engineering and Scientific talent should be imported from India. I didn’t see where American STEM was being recommended.

Granted, Engineering and Scientific is a more elite field, but also typically missing are occupations "blue collar" trades as mechanics, even though that can save 10s of thousands of college debt and ensure employment.

As regards the M1-B controversy, a US resident should be employed above foreign of the same ability, but that choice is likely often made based upon expected salary.

8 posted on 12/30/2024 6:37:43 AM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: OHPatriot

Americans just are too stupid and too lazy for STEM careers.


9 posted on 12/30/2024 6:41:51 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( @whoisourPresident)
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To: Alberta's Child
In my experience, high school advisors and career counselors are utterly clueless when it comes to STEM fields.

You are exactly correct. High school teachers aren't much better. Teaching doesn't pay what engineering jobs pay. Only rarely would an engineering graduate teach high school.

On the other hand, students develop interest in STEM fields spontaneously. Those students find their own way, right through college.

Very little of what I learned in the college environment was applicable to my career. I self-taught by reading mountains of technical books. It is certain that such is the norm rather than the exception.

10 posted on 12/30/2024 6:48:27 AM PST by GingisK
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Americans just are too stupid and too lazy for STEM careers.

Those are the ones that go to other careers. I promise you, those of us who go into STEM are neither lazy or stupid. We have always been a minority.

11 posted on 12/30/2024 6:51:16 AM PST by GingisK
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Why bother with engineering or medicine or anything hard


12 posted on 12/30/2024 7:05:02 AM PST by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: GingisK
I promise you, those of us who go into STEM are neither lazy or stupid. We have always been a minority.

The glue that holds a table together is a very small, but crucial, minority of the table.

13 posted on 12/30/2024 7:05:22 AM PST by null and void (Regarding the second Trump presidency, everyone who isn’t terrified is thankful!)
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To: GingisK
On the other hand, students develop interest in STEM fields spontaneously. Those students find their own way, right through college.

The Knack

14 posted on 12/30/2024 7:14:54 AM PST by null and void (Regarding the second Trump presidency, everyone who isn’t terrified is thankful!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Not true

I come from a long line of medical and engineering educated relatives. I am an engineer and my daughter is a nurse practitioner


15 posted on 12/30/2024 7:22:20 AM PST by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: daniel1212

“median pay in 2023 was $77,030.”

What can anyone do with $77k?

A housee in my stupid flyover city is $450k with 7% interest

The degree cost that

My degree cost me $2500 and I was making $18,000.

People my age look at $77k starting and think back to the 80s. That was a lot of

That’s a long time and many idiot money printing congresses ago


16 posted on 12/30/2024 7:23:06 AM PST by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: daniel1212

High school counselors need to get educated on careers in the trades - plumber, electrician, HVAC, custom woodworking, electronics, machinist, welding, auto repair, technicians of all types. There is a severe national shortage for these types of workers and they all today have the potential for six figure annual earnings.

In my area it is almost impossible to find a good plumber, electrician, or carpenter at any price. I know a person who spent four years in the Navy learning to repair electronics. He now has an electronics repair business he runs out of his garage with a 3 month backlog. His annual income is well over $100,000 per year. The biggest impediment to growing his business is finding another skilled electronics technician to employ.

The new administration should immediately slash federal funding to liberal arts colleges and universities and shift the money to working with the states to develop world class vocational education centers. If we are to return manufacturing to the United States we will need millions of skilled workers to build and maintain the robotic factories of the future.


17 posted on 12/30/2024 7:24:12 AM PST by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Parents are stupid who do not foster interests in their kids in toddlerhood at Christmas

Keep up with the news and business futures

Foster a love of learning

Quit being controlling and idiotic

Know a quick budget. Know that real estate is out of control


18 posted on 12/30/2024 7:28:29 AM PST by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: daniel1212

“ Substance Abuse Counselors”

Yeah those addicts pay a lot. The government is a great career in peoples’ dreams


19 posted on 12/30/2024 7:34:27 AM PST by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: OHPatriot
That list of "careers" is stuff supported by taxpayers. None of it is productive to the bottom line of a business.

I shunned the "counselors" at school. My father offered much better advice. It was a good path that had me graduating from high school at 16, UCSD at 19. I turned 20 just a couple weeks before starting grad school in Microbiology. That year was a big turn around. I decided to shift to CS/EE. More interesting. Less smelly labs. Better pay. That was early 1977. The bookstores offered adequate material.

20 posted on 12/30/2024 7:45:07 AM PST by Myrddin
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