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SOCIOLOGY
Careers in Sociology


JOB TITLES OF SOCIOLOGY DEGREE RECIPIENTS: B.A. LEVEL

RESEARCH
census research assistant
consumer researcher
criminology assistant
data analyst
demographer assistant
interviewer
market researcher
public survey worker
social research assistant
statistician
survey research technician
EDUCATION
admissions counselor
affirmative action assistant
alumni relations worker
college placement worker
extension service specialist
public health educator
student personnel worker
teacher
COMMUNITY & SOCIAL SERVICES
case manager
caseworker/aide
child care worker
child development technician
community aide
community organizer
environmental organizer
family planning worker
fund raising assistant/director
group home worker
homeless/housing worker
hospital administrator
housing coordinator
medical records worker
occupational/career counselor
public administration assistant
public assistance worker
public health supervisor
recreation worker
rehabilitation program worker
resident planning aide
rural health outreach worker
substance abuse counselor
youth outreach worker
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
administrative assistant
advertising staffer
banker
computer analyst
consumer relations worker
data entry manager
human resources manager
insurance agent
issues manager
labor relations staffer
market analyst
merchandise/purchaser
planning assistant
production manager
public relations staffer
publishing staffer
quality control manager
real estate agent
sales manager
sales representative
training assistant
 
JUSTICE SYSTEM
correctional counselor
corrections officer
corrections staffer
criminal investigator
juvenile court worker
parole officer
police officer
police department staffer
rehabilitation counselor
special agent
state trooper
GOVERNMENT
affirmative action worker
employee specialist
foreign service officer
human rights officer
information officer
international worker
legislative aide
Peace Corps volunteer
personnel coordinator
program supervisor
special agent
urban planner

Source: American Sociological Association. Based on reports from Placement Offices and Sociology Departments of three major universities.

 

 

JOB TITLES OF SOCIOLOGY DEGREE RECIPIENTS: M.A. AND Ph.D. LEVEL*

RESEARCHER
cancer prevention researcher
consumer researcher
data archivist
data clerk
evaluation researcher
grant coordinator
market researcher
maternal/child researcher
mental health researcher
research assistant
research associate
ANALYST
criminal justice analyst
corrections/prison analyst
drug abuse/alcohol analyst
educational analyst
health (science) analyst
information analyst
management analyst
media/public affairs analyst
operations analyst
planning analyst
policy analyst
program analyst
research analyst
social impact analyst
social science analyst
systems analyst
STATISTICIAN
aging statistician
computer statistician
family statistician
financial statistician
(health) statistician
hospital statistician
housing statistician
Indicators statistician
institutional studies statistician
international statistician
opinion research statistician
social Impact statistician
(survey) statistician
transportation statistician
urban statistician
MANAGEMENT
(associations, foundations,
science/policy institutes)
administrator
assistant
associate
chief
consultant
deputy director
director
manager
president
principal
project director
project officer
senior officer
SOCIOLOGIST
clinical sociologist
demographer
epidemiologist
medical sociologist
research sociologist
sociologist
SOCIAL WORKER
Counselor
eligibility worker
social worker
therapist/group therapist
SOCIAL SCIENTIST
(clinical) sociologist
health scientist/human development
research scientist
social scientist
OTHER
appeals officer
editor
employment specialist
human resources manager
planner
policy officer
probation officer

* Based on 10, 245 members of the American Sociological Association who are employed full or part-time as of January, 1992.