Peran konselor merupakan bagaimana orang tersebut menjalankan tugas dan fungsinya sesuai dengan posisinya dan profesinya, sedangkan pengembangan, yaitu fungsi bimbingan dan konseling yang akan menghasilkan terpeliharanya dan berkembangnya berbagai potensi dan kondisi positif peserta didik dalam rangka perkembangan dirinya secara mantap dan berkelanjutan. tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peran konselor dalam pengembangan karir siswa di sma hang tuah tarakan. penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif dan informan penelitian terdiri dari 2 orang guru bimbingan dan konseling. teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah wa-wancara, dokumentasi. adapun teknik analisis data, yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. hasil penelitian yang diperoleh bahwa peran konselor dalam pengem-bangan karier siswa di sma hang tuah tarakan konselor pa sudah berperan dalam pengembangan karier siswa, sedangkan konselor ra belum sepenuhnya berperan. adapun indikator penelitian tahapan-tahapan pelaksanaan bimbingan karier, yaitu pemahaman diri, nilai-nilai, pemahaman lingkungan, hambatan dan mengatasi hambatan, merencanakan masa depan. kata kunci: peran, pengembangan karier

The function of guidance and counseling, specifically, is to maintain and develop the various potentials and favorable conditions of students in the context of their self-development steadily and sustainably. the role of the counselor is how the person performs his or her duties and functions in accordance with his or her position and profession. the purpose of this study was to ascertain how counselors at sma hang tuah tarakan influenced students' career development. two guidance and counseling teachers served as the research informants for this study, which used a qualitative research design with a descriptive method. interviews and documentation were the methods used in this study to obtain data. the methods used in data analysis, such as data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. the results of this study indicated that the role of counselors in the career development of students at sma hang tuah tarakan, pa counselors had played a role in student career development, while ra counselors had not fully played a role in student career development. the research indicators were the stages of implementing career guidance, namely self-understanding, values, environmental understanding, obstacles and overcoming obstacles, planning for the future. keywords: role, career development