A professional who counsels individuals and provides group educational and vocational guidance services. Responsibilities include:

• Collects, organizes, and analyzes information about individuals through records, tests, interviews, and professional sources, to appraise their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics, for vocational and educational planning.
• Compiles and studies occupational, educational, and economic information to aid counselees in making and carrying out vocational and educational objectives.
• Refers students to placement service.
• Assists individuals to understand and overcome social and emotional problems.
• May engage in research and follow-up activities to evaluate counseling techniques.
• May teach classes.
• May be designated according to area of activity as Academic Counselor; Career Placement Services Counselor; Employment Counselor; Guidance Counselor; Vocational Adviser.