Plan and conduct orientation programs and group conferences to promote the adjustment of individuals to new life experiences, such as starting college.

“Plan and conduct orientation programs and group conferences to promote the adjustment of individuals to new life experiences, such as starting college.” is a core task performed by Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Among the occupation's 34 rated tasks, workers place it 15th by importance (#20 most important). About 87% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Develop public or community health programs. in Thinking Creatively
• Teach academic or vocational subjects. in Training and Teaching Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. · importance 4.6
• Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning. · importance 4.5
• Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools. · importance 4.4
• Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements, and write letters of recommendation. · importance 4.4
• Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals. · importance 4.4
• Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. · importance 4.3
• Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs. · importance 4.3
• Refer students to degree programs based on interests, aptitudes, or educational assessments. · importance 4.2
• Evaluate students' or individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics, using tests, records, interviews, or professional sources. · importance 4.2
• Provide special services such as alcohol and drug prevention programs and classes that teach students to handle conflicts without resorting to violence. · importance 4.2
• Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms. · importance 4.0
• Provide students with information on topics such as college degree programs and admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, trade and technical schools, and apprenticeship programs. · importance 4.0
• Conduct follow-up interviews with counselees to determine if their needs have been met. · importance 3.9
• Instruct individuals in career development techniques, such as job search and application strategies, resume writing, and interview skills. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-5624,
  title  = {Plan and conduct orientation programs and group conferences to promote the adjustment of individuals to new life experiences, such as starting college.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-5624}
}