CAPABILITY CARD · Community & Social

The Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 353,310 educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

353,310
working nationally
$64,330
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
6
Expertise areas
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Adobe Photoshop ★Facebook ★Google Docs ★Microsoft Access ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft Outlook ★Microsoft PowerPoint ★Microsoft Project ★Microsoft SharePoint ★Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS ★Microsoft Word ★
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Duty 02
Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.
Duty 03
Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.
Duty 04
Counsel individuals or groups to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
Duty 05
Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements, and write letters of recommendation.
Duty 06
Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Education and Training
  • Psychology
  • Administrative
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 353,310 educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors earn a median of $64,330 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$64,330
Median pay / year
$31
Median / hour
353,310
Working nationally
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Most educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors win public work as subcontractors to construction and facilities primes, and through small-business set-aside programs. Primes vet subs fast — a living capability card with your licenses, bonding posture, and recent work is how you get the call instead of getting screened out. We build it to be that fast yes.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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