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SOCIOLOGY
POSSIBLE WORK SETTINGS AND RELATED FIELDS
(Some of these occupations may require additional education and experience)
Administration
Advertising/Marketing Firms
Business Firms
Advocacy Groups
Banks
Community Organizations
Community Service Agencies
Consulting Firms
Correctional Institutions
Federal/State/Local Government
Healthcare Organizations
Human Resources
Insurance Companies
Law Firms
Non-Profit Organizations
Manufacturing Companies
Management
Newspapers/Magazines/News Agencies
Non-Profit Agencies
Public Opinion Research Polls
Religiously-Affiliated Service Organizations
Research Institutes
Retail Stores
Service Industries
Staffing Agencies
United Way Agencies
Universities/Schools
POSSIBLE OCCUPATIONS
(Some of these occupations may require additional education and experience)
Admissions Counselor
Adoption Agent
Advertising Assistant
Aging Specialist
Alcohol/ Drug Case Worker
Applied sociologist
Cancer prevention researcher
Case Aid Worker
Child Welfare Officer
Claims Representative
Clinical sociologist
Community Service Agency
Computer statistician
Consumer Advocate
Consumer researcher
Consumer Survey Advisor
Convention Organizer
Corrections/prison analyst
Counselor
Criminal justice analyst
Data Analyst
Delinquency Counselor
Demographer
Educational analyst
Family researcher
Financial statistician
Fund-Raiser
Hospital statistician
Information analyst
Insurance Agent/Broker
Job Analyst
Labor Relations Rep.
Marketing Research Analyst
Medical sociologist
Mental health researcher
Needs assessment researcher
Parole/Probation Officer
Personnel Specialist
Professor of sociology
Public Opinion Surveyor
Public Relations Spec.
Recreation Therapist
Sales Representative
Secret Service Agent
Social impact statistician
Social Movements Org.
Social Scientist
Social Welfare Examiner
Social Worker
Survey statistician
Teacher
Technical Writer
Therapist
Veterans Affairs Spec.
Welfare Counselor
Writer/Author
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
What Can I Do with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology?
Facts on jobs and Careers in Sociology
What Can I Do with my Liberal Arts Degree?
Job Hunting
UNI Career Services – Job Board
Sociology: Places to Search for Jobs and Career Information
Searching for a Job with a Undergraduate Degree in Sociology
Sociology Jobs Portal: Search for Local Sociology Jobs
Associations/Organizations
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Society of Applied and Clinical Sociology
Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)
Sociologists for Women in society
Gateway to Associations: Search
SEARCH THE INTERNET
Use keywords such as the name of the field plus careers or jobs - e.g. careers in sociology or sociology 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 sociology.
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