MidGrowing growth
Hotline Counselor
Provide immediate support through crisis phone lines
$32,000 – $55,000/yrAnswer crisis hotlines offering suicide prevention, domestic violence, and mental health support.
Highlights
Common tasks
Answer calls, assess risk, de-escalate crises, and connect callers to local resources.
Potential downsides
Night and weekend shifts, caller suicides, and vicarious trauma accumulation.
Skills
OrganizationTeachingWritingResearchCommunicationDecision makingStrategic thinking
Interests
Social impactEnvironmentLaw & policyBusiness & strategy
Industries
Government
Work style
IndependentHands-onPeople-focusedAnalyticalCollaborative
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