Annual Salary
£21,000 to £35,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Careers advisers help people make decisions about their education, training and work options.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends;
There will be
2.9% more Careers adviser jobs in 2027.
As a careers adviser, you could:
You could work in a contact centre, at a university, at a college, at a school, at an outreach centre or from home.
You can get into this job through:
You can take either a postgraduate diploma or master's degree in career guidance.
These courses take one year full-time or 2 years part-time and lead to the Qualification in Career Development (QCD).
Many people apply to do a career guidance qualification after working in teaching, youth work or social services.
You'll usually need:
You could do a Career Development Professional Level 6 Higher Apprenticeship.
This takes 2 years to complete.
You may be able to do an Employability Practitioner Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship, if you're working in careers or education, then go on to complete a career guidance qualification.
There are no set entry requirements but it may help you to get in if you have:
You could start by working as a careers co-ordinator or youth worker and do further training on the job.
Your employer may support you to take work-based qualifications such as:
Volunteering in support, advice or mentoring could help you to gain work in this field.
Find out about local opportunities for voluntary work through the National Council for Voluntary Organisations or Do IT.
You'll need to:
Once you're qualified, you can apply to join the Career Development Institute's UK register of career development professionals.
You can find out more about becoming a careers adviser from the Career Development Institute.
With experience, you could:work with specific groups like adults, graduates or young people with special needs; become a careers leader in school or college; co-ordinate careers services and manage a team of advisers; go into careers coaching, resettlement or work-placement services; be self-employed as a consultant or freelance adviser
You'll need: