Career Opportunities
Sociology and criminology graduates are often
employed in the helping professions, business, the criminal justice
system (local, state, and federal level), and in a variety of public
and private sector jobs, especially those which involve the delivery,
development, and administration of human or social services. Criminology
students are more likely to choose employment in the justice system,
but sociology majors may also select these types of positions.
Employment opportunities include entry-level positions
in occupations related to administration, advertising, banking,
counseling (family services and youth services), community planning,
health services, group and recreation work, marketing and market
research, education, human resources/personnel work, social services,
and government services.
Listed below are the more common job titles of
those who enter the work force with a bachelor's degree in sociology
or criminology:
| Government
- affirmative action worker
- employee specialist
- foreign service officer
- human rights officer
- personnel coordinator
- urban planner
- information officer
- legislative aide
Research
- social research assistant
- survey research technician
- interviewer
- census research worker
- consumer researcher
Justice System
- corrections officer
- criminal investigator
- juvenile court worker
- parole officer
- police officer
- police department staffer
- special agent
- correctional counselor
- state trooper
- rehabilitation worker
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Community/Social Services
- fund raising assistant
- childcare worker
- environmental organizer
- youth outreach worker
- family planning counselor
- substance abuse counselor
- career counselor
- case manager
- community aide
- homeless/housing worker
- child development worker
- recreational leader
- public assistance worker
- resident planning aide
- group home worker
- labor union organizer
Business & Industry
- consumer relations
- planning assistant
- market analyst
- issues manager
- public relations staffer
- labor relations staffer
- administrative assistant
- human resources manager
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