This article aims to investigate the contribution of career counseling and guidance based on Nusantara culture in the implementation of the independent curriculum. The scope of this writing is focused on the strategies and implementation of career counseling and guidance in high schools. The research method used a narrative review of career counseling and guidance based on Nusantara culture. The results of this study show that group counseling and classical guidance, as well as culturally infused individual and group counseling, can serve as basic services in the career field within the independent curriculum for high school students. These strategies can be further developed and explored according to the cultural context of each high school in their respective regions.