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Careers in Sociology
Career opportunities associated with my sociology degree
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Upon graduation, you'll enter the job market with an edge on other well-qualified men and women who will be competing with you. As a sociology major, you will have a greater appreciation for cultural differences, the ability to examine situations analytically, an understanding of the sociological imagination, and a number of people skills that are synonymous with earning a sociology degree. These skills are transferable to just about every position for which you are qualified. Some of the areas of employment and associated careers especially enticing to sociology graduates include the following
fields:
| Advertising | Mass Communication Analyst, Motivational Research,
Public Opinion Polls |
| Banking and Finance | Community Relations, Customer Relations, Employee
Relations, Organizational Planning, Personnel Administration |
| Communications | Consumer Research, Labor Relations, Employee Relations,
Mass Communications Analysis, Public Opinion Polls |
| Criminal Justice | Law Enforcement Officer (Federal, State, Regional Municipal), Criminology, Delinquency Prevention, Corrections, Probation and Parole, Court Administration, Private Security |
| Insurance | Area Studies, Community Relations, Customer Relations, Employee Relations, Population Studies, Public Health |
| Manufacturing | Community Relations, Employment Interviewing, Customer Relations, Employee Relations, Population Studies, Public Health |
| Marketing | Consumer Research, Motivational Research, Population Administration |
| Merchandising | Consumer Research, Customer Relations, Personnel Administration |
| Medical Services | Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Addiction Research, Community Relations, Employee Relations, Hospital Casework, Medical Sociology, Organizational Planning, Public Health |
| Social Services and Government |
Child Welfare, Social Work, Community Agency,
Community Planning and Development, Community Organization, Family Welfare, Group Interaction, Housing Studies, Interviewing, Manpower Resource Studies, Population Studies, Public Welfare and Housing Casework, Race Relations, Urban Planning |
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