CAREER OPTIONS FOR SOCIOLOGY MAJORS
Some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelor’s degree. Business Administrative Assistant Advertising Manager Budget Analyst Compensation/Benefits Specialist Consumer Survey Advisor Convention Organizer Demographic Analyst Insurance Agent/Broker Labor Relations Representative Marketing Research Analyst Motivational Speaker Personnel Interviewer Human Resources Specialist Public Relations Specialist Sales Representative Trainer Government City Planner Congressional Aid Data Analyst Population Specialist Public Administrator Public Opinion Surveyor Secret Service Agent Social Welfare Examiner Corrections Parole Officer Corrections Officer Criminologist Probation Officer College/University Admissions Counselor Resident Assistant Financial Aid Director Professor Education Elementary Teacher High School Teacher School Counselor School Administrator
Human Services Adoption Agent Alcohol and Drug Case Worker Career Counselor Child Welfare Officer Community Relations Director Community Service Agency Administrator Consumer Advocate Youth Counselor Family Guidance Case Worker Foster Care Worker Fund-raiser/Development Officer Gerontologist Human Services Worker Marriage and Family Therapist Social Service Program Director Residential Counselor Community Organizer Social Worker Program Specialist Veterans Affairs Specialist Welfare Counselor Health Services Health Care Worker Hospital Administrator Medical Social Worker Public Health Educator Public Health Statistician Rehabilitation Counselor Publishing/Journalism Reporter News Correspondent Editor Technical Writer Writer/Author Research Social Scientist Researcher Research Assistant Market researcher Demographer Assistant
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SAMPLE EMPLOYERS
Federal, state, local governments Non-profit and social service organizations Human resources departments Hospitals/health care facilities Private businesses and companies Market research/Ad agencies Schools, colleges, & universities Public relations firms Market research firms or departments
Sociology Web Sites
JOB LISTINGS/JOB SEARCH: MonsterTRAK Social Service.com Federal Jobs: US Department of Health & Human Services US Department of Housing & Urban Development Corp. for National & Community Service (includes Americorp) Non-Profit Jobs: Deep Sweep Community Career Center onPhilanthropy Idealist Nonprofit Directions NonprofitOyster Non-profit Times Nonprofit Career Network Opportunities NOC’s Philanthropy News Network Online SocialService.com Young Nonprofit Professionals Network http://www.monstertrak.com http://www.socialservice.com/ http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ http://www.dhhs.gov/jobs/index.html http://www.hud.gov/jobs/index.cfm http://www.nationalservice.org/
http://www.deepsweep.com http://www.nonprofitjobs.org/ http://www.dotorgjobs.com/ http://www.idealist.org/ http://www.nonprofitdirections.org/ http://www.nonprofitoyster.com/ http://nptjobs.nptimes.com/ http://www.nonprofitcareer.com http://www.opportunitynocs.org/ http://pnnonline.org/jobs/ http://www.socialservice.com http://www.ynpn.org/careercenter/
CAREER PLANNING AND INFORMATION:
Department of Sociology – State University College at Geneseo Information on Careers in Sociology. University of N. Carolina Careers in Sociology info Careers in Sociology by J. Stephens Careers in Social Work http://www.geneseo.edu/~soc/careers.htm
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/sociology.htm http://www.abacon.com/socsite/careers.html http://www.socialworkers.org/students/
ASSOCIATIONS:
American Sociological Association: Information about careers in sociology: http://www.asanet.org http://www.asanet.org/student/career/homepage.html
California Sociological Association: http://www.class.csupomona.edu/Organizations/csa/index.html
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JOB PREPARATION STRATEGIES
Obtain essential relevant experience through psychology field study, internships, summer or part-time jobs, or through volunteering in your field of interest. Become fluent in Spanish or another language spoken by multi-cultural clients. For research careers obtain research experience with a professor or grad student as an undergrad. Acquire strong computer skills.
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