Diana

Posted on 11/17/09

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I am planning to begin a school counseling MA program this
January. I'm very excited about it, but one issue still
nags at me: the job outlook for school counselors. I know
this issue has been brought up numerous times before, but I
am still confused because the Occupational Outlook Handbook
says that school counseling jobs "may increase" but that
budget constraints will "dampen job growth of school
counselors." Plus, I have heard numerous horror stories
about how hard it is to find a job. However, people have
also said that school counseling jobs will increase once the
economy recovers and current school counselors finally
retire. I'm not sure what to believe... I'm just nervous
about spending $25k on a degree that gets me nowhere. There
isn't a particular region of the US that I'm planning to
work in, since my partner is in the Coast Guard so we'll be
moving around every few years. (That's another concern of
mine; how will the constant moves affect my career?)

Please help! Thanks so much!

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