Careers in the Social Sciences |
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The Social Sciences Department provides a broadly based orientation to the study of society. Students prepare for a wide range of careers including elementary and secondary teaching; federal, state and local government; social service agencies; criminal justice including law, probation, parole and law enforcement; and business and industry.
For more information on careers and employers, visit Career Services in the Student Services Building 124. Our College of Liberal Arts Advisor, Charlotte Rinaldi Zuniga, is available with valuable information regarding job search strategies, on campus interviewing, jobs fairs, and current job listings.
Below is a short list of the types of jobs available to Social Sciences graduates. For a longer list, please visit Career Services, or check the web pages of professional organizations such as the Association of American Geographers.
| Education and Research: | Government (local, state, federal): |
| High School Teacher | Department of Commerce in the Census Bureau and Economic Development Administration |
| Community College Instructor | Department of Defense in Defense Intelligence Agency and National Imagery and Mapping Agency |
| Professor | Department of Energy in Office of Environmental Policy and Guidance |
| Overseas Teacher (private and public schools, Department of Defense schools) | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Teaching English Abroad | Department of Transportation |
| Curriculum Development for Culture & Geography | Department of Agriculture in Forest Service and National Resources Conservation Sciences |
| International or Independent Research Groups | Department of the Interior in the USGS and the National Park Service |
| Social Scientist for NSF or NIST | Department of State Foreign Affairs Officer |
| United States Agency for International Development | |
| Central Intelligence Agency | |
| U.S. Peace Corps | |
| Probation Officer | |
| Cultural Resources Management | |
| International Regional Specialist for CIA, FBI, NSA, or Department of Defense | |
| Public Health Organizations such as CDC | |
| Public Utilities Specialist | |
| Urban and Regional planner | |
| Park Ranger | |
| Archaeological technician | |
| Law Enforcement Officer | |
| Non-Governmental and other Aid-Type Organizations: |
Private Sector: |
| Red Cross & Other Humanitarian Work | Area Specialist for Critical World Regions (such as Europe, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East ) |
| World Bank | International Business and Investment Analyst |
| United Nations | Management for International Corporations |
| Pan American Health Organization | Market Research |
| Amnesty International | Contract Archaeologist (local, national, or international) |
| The Nature Conservancy | Ethnographic Research |
| Community Services Providers | Human Resources Coordinator |
| Human Behavioral Analyst | Aerial Photo Interpreter and Remote Sensing Analyst |
| Primate Conservation and Behavioral Ecology | Photogrammetrist |
| Demographer | Cartographer |
| Health Services Planner | Map curator/librarian |
| Camp Directors and Outdoor Educators | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) programmer/database management |
| Clinical Social Worker | Climatologist |
| Youth Care Worker | Weather Forecaster |
| Environmental planner | Environmental Manager/Impact Analysis/Quality Specialists/Hazardous-Waste Planner |
| Crisis Intervention Specialist | Coastal Zone Manager |
| Social Work Coordinator | Land-Use Analyst |
| Soil Conservationist/Agricultural Extension Agent |
Some additional links of interest:
University of Tennessee Career Services - jobs by major field
Ashland University - What can I do with a major in sociology?
Search current job listings at Mustang Jobs
Search for more information in the Cal Poly Career Services Bibliography
Find a fellowship to support further study
Last Updated:
7/29/07
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