Evaluation Counselor, Recruitment - UT Chattanooga
Compensation
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Job Description
This position serves as a liaison between the university and the community at large by assisting potential students and families in-office, by telephone and by email by providing up-to-date information, updating student files on demand and/or updating a students' decision in addition to the ability to provide timely admissions decisions, and in some cases, representing UTC at college/professional fairs. This position also provides specialized in-office processing of admissions files (Transfer, Freshman, Readmission and other student types) and ensures the appropriate organization of admission files through scanning/indexing.
Key Responsibilities
This position acts as a liaison between the university and the community by providing admissions information and processing student files. The role involves assisting students in-office, by phone, and email, while also representing the university at professional fairs.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree is required along with previous experience in a college setting. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong oral and written communication skills are essential for the role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Evaluation Counselor, Recruitment - UT Chattanooga at University of Tennessee a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 519 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in Chattanooga
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $327k
- Typical market rent
- $1,513/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.5
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Chattanooga, TN-GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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