💡 Why it matters: Today's students may work in jobs that do not exist yet. People who can read trends, spot skills and guide others through career changes could become as normal as school counsellors are today.
🌍 Around the world
- United States: Jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, as fast as average (US Bureau of Labor Statistics).
A job of the future expected 2030s
Technology is expected to change jobs faster than ever, so people may switch careers several times. Navigators will help students and adults choose skills, courses and paths as the job market keeps shifting.
This is an informed prediction, not a promise. The skills below are useful whichever way the future goes.
💰 What it can pay
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Starting out
- ₦1.2M – ₦3M
- Mid-career
- ₦3.5M – ₦8M
- Senior
- ₦8M – ₦20M
≈ ₦292k – ₦667k a month mid-career. Indicative estimate by Incusim.
🇺🇸 United States
Closest US category: School and career counselors and advisors. Median pay; low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
🇨🇦 Canada
Closest Job Bank occupation: Career counsellor (except education). Hourly wage low/median/high x 2,080 hours. Job Bank (Government of Canada), 2023-2024
Yearly pay before tax. UK, US and Canada figures come from the official sources named on each card. Nigeria has no official salary survey, so those are our indicative estimates. Real pay depends on the employer, the place, your skills and experience.
🛠️ What you actually do
- Help students and adults explore careers
- Track which skills employers want
- Build learning plans with courses and projects
- Connect people with mentors, internships and training
- Check progress and adjust plans as jobs change
⚡ Skills you'll need
- Listening
- Research
- Communication
- Understanding trends
- Encouragement
Get ready at school
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Start as a school counsellor or HR officer and specialise in career coaching
- Career coaching certificates and mentoring programmes
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Start as a careers co-ordinator, youth worker or employment support adviser
- Work-based training with an employer
🇺🇸 United States
- Work as an academic or career advisor at a college
- HR or coaching roles with career coaching certificates
🇨🇦 Canada
- Employment or career services roles at colleges and community agencies
- Career development practitioner certificates
🗺️ Your path to this career
- 1Learn about many careers and how people choose them
- 2Study counselling, psychology or HR
- 3Practise coaching students or young people
- 4Learn how to follow job market and skills trends
- 5Work in schools, universities, companies or career platforms
⏰ A day in the life
You meet a student unsure between design and engineering and map out skills for both. Then you check new trends in the job market and update your plan for a group of graduates changing fields.