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GERONTOLOGY
POSSIBLE OCCUPATIONS
(Some of these occupations may require additional education and experience)
Activity Directors
Addictions Specialist
Health Educator
Advertiser/Marketer
Aging Services Administrators
Assisted Living Administrator
Audiologists
Biogerontologists
Cohousing Coordinators
College/University Gerontology
Professor
Community Health Planner
Dieticians and Food Service
Directors
Disability Managers
Editor/writer of a Publication for
Seniors
Elder Abuse Investigator
Elder Law Attorneys
Environmental Geriatricians
Event Planners
Exercise Physiologist
Financial Planners
Fitness Instructor
Funeral/Mortuary Services
Administrators
Geriatric Case Managers
Gerontologists
Grant Writers
Grief Counselors
Home Safety Inspectors
Hospice Provider
Human Services Worker
In-Home Service Providers
Insurance/Pension Services
Nurse
Long-term Care Administrators
Market Research Analyst
Massage Therapists
Music Therapists
Osteopath
Outreach Services Managers
Pharmacists
Policy Planner
Program Directors
Psychiatrists/Psychologists
Retirement Counselor
Rural Services Provider
Senior Employment Counselor
Senior Travel Agent
Speech Therapist
Therapists
Travel Agents
Volunteer Managers
Wellness Managers
POSSIBLE WORK SETTINGS
Adult Day Care
Advocacy Groups
Area Agencies on Aging
Assisted/Independent Living
Establishments
Community Organizations
Consulting Firms
Corporations
Family Counseling Centers
For-Profit Firms
Government Agencies
Health Care/Long-Term Care Facilities
Health Clubs
Hospices
Housing Agencies
Institutions of Higher Education
Investment Firms
Law Firms
Medical Facilities
Mental Health Facilities
National Political Organizations
Non-Profit Organizations
Professional Organizations
Research Centers
Retirement Communities
Social Service Agencies
SELECTED WEB RESOURCES
(Links to non-UNI Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement)
Exploring Careers
UNI Career Services
Exploring Careers in Aging
What is Gerontology?
Learn About Careers in Aging
Career Majors in Gerontology
Job Hunting
UNI Career Services - Job Broad
AgeWork
Alzheimer’s Association: Career Opportunities
Associations/Organizations
American Geriatrics Society
American Society on Aging
Gerontological Society of America
Organizations on Aging
Alzheimer's Association
National Academy on Aging Society
SEARCH THE INTERNET
Use keywords such as the name of the field plus careers or jobs - e.g. careers in gerontology or aging jobs. Use phrases
such as what can I do with a major in … with the name of the field of interest - e.g. what can I do with a major in
gerontology.
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