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| What Can I do With a Major in?
Sociology
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| Remember that most careers do not require that you have a
specific major but that you meet a minimum amount of education. So the
question is not so much what can you do with a certain major but what
you want to do and how you want to get there. The following list is a
beginning point to help you explore a few related career choices based
on an academic interest you might have.
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Potential Careers:
| Advocacy Group Administrator | Adoption Agency Worker |
| Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor | Case Worker Social Services |
| Children’s Services Case Worker | Clinical Social Worker |
| College Professor | Community Service Worker |
| Corrections Officer | Counselor |
| Crisis Pregnancy Worker | Family Services Worker |
| Gerontologist | Health Department Worker |
| Human Resources Manager | Lobbyist |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | Mental Health Counselor |
| Probation Officer | Recreation Therapist |
| Researcher | Rehabilitation Counselor |
| Rehabilitation Counselor | State Agency Director |
| Wilderness Treatment Worker | Writer |
Potential
Employers:
| State Social Service agencies | Colleges and Universities |
| Rehabilitation Agencies | Non-profit Organizations |
| Community Service Organizations | Correction Facilities |
| School Systems | Adoption Agency |
| Crisis Pregnancy Organization | Assisted Living Facilities |
| Nursing Homes | Hospitals |
| Counseling Centers | Magazines/Journals |
Links:
| http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos060.htm | OOH Profile, Social Worker |
| http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos059.htm | OOH Profile, Social Service Worker |
| http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos066.htm | OOH Profile, College Professor |
| http://www.abacon.com/socsite/careers.html | Social Work Careers |
| http://www.asanet.org/student/career/homepage.html | Social Work Careers |
| http://www.naswdc.org/ | Social Worker Association |
| http://www.aamft.org/index_nm.asp | Family Therapy Association |
| http://www.nbcc.org/ | Counseling Association |
| http://www.counseling.org/cacrep/ | Counseling Association |
| http://www.socialworker.com/ | Social Work Jobs |
| http://www.idealist.org/ | Humanitarian Jobs |
| http://www.hscareers.com/ | Human Service Jobs |
| http://www.monster.com | Job Listings |
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