What Can I do With a Degree in Sociology?

Career Center Library Resources
The Career Center Library has a variety of resources to help students explore potential career fields. These resources include information about typical responsibilities, qualifications, career paths, job outlook, salary, and related careers.

Books Specifically Related to Sociology Majors

• Opportunities in Social Science Careers
• Directory of Community Services
• Career in Social and Rehabilitation Services
• Careers for Caring People and Other Sensitive Types
• Careers for Good Samaritans and Other Humanitarian Types
• Great Careers: Guide to Careers in the Non-Profit Sector
• Careers for Kids at Heart & Others who Adore Children
• Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Careers
• Opportunities in Gerontology Careers
• Opportunities in Counseling & Development
• 100 Jobs in Social Change
• Jobs and Careers with Nonprofit Organizations
• Opportunities in Gerontology and Aging Services Careers

Books of General Interest to Liberal Arts Majors

• The Best Jobs for the 1990s and into the 21st Century
• Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People
• Making a Living while Making a Difference

Vocational Biographies
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• Community Health Educator
• United Way Executive Director
  
• Social Worker
  
• Employment Advisor
  
• Substance Abuse Counselor
  

Professional Associations

• American Sociological Association
• Pacific Sociological Association

Internet Sites with Career-Related Information for Sociology Majors

• Careers in Sociology Brochure — From the American Sociological Association.
• Sociology-Related Careers — Identifies potential areas of employment for sociology majors. From the Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice at the University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
• Career Opportunities for Sociology Majors — From the Sociology Department, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania.
• Sociology — Lists and describes job titles related to sociology majors. From the Career Exploration Center at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
• College Majors and Career Opportunities - Sociology —Lists related occupations and types of employers. From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
• Sociology — Lists potential job titles and related skills. From the University Career and Employment Services at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
• Sociology as a Career — Adapted with permission from the American Sociological Association by the Department of Sociology at Hunter College, CUNY.
• What Can I do with a Major in Sociology? — Lists potential job titles. From the the Career Services Office at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina.
• Saludos Web — Sociology Careers
• Sociology: What Can I Do With This Major? — Outlines common career areas, identifies typical employers, and suggests general strategies to enhance employability. From Career Services at the University of Tennessee.

Internet Sites with Job Search Information for Sociology Majors

• Employment Links — From the American Sociological Association.

Places of Employment
Students who major in sociology may find employment in a variety of areas based on their interests, skills, and experience. These areas include human services, corrections/criminal justice, community development, business, and government.

The following list of employers and job titles was derived from the Career Center's jobs database where the employer specifically requested sociology majors. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for sociology majors. This list does not reflect current openings.

• 211 Info — Information & Referral Specialist
  
• Aging and Disability Services Multnomah County, Oregon
• Aspen Education Group — Therapist
  
• Benton County — Corrections Deputy
  
• Buckle, The — Management Development Program
  
• Camp Fire USA, Portland Metro Council — Youth Advocate
• Christie School, The — Awake Overnight Teacher Counselors
  
• City of Beaverton — Program Coordinator - Mediation Services
  
• City of Hillsboro — Police Services Specialist, Police Crime Prevention Specialist
  
• City of Portland, Oregon
• City of Salem — Housing Assistance Representative
• City of Woodburn — Program Coordinator
  
• Clackamas Community College (CCC) — Workforce Outreach and Recruitment Specialist
• CODA, Inc. — Forensic Intensive Case Manager
  
• Contra Costa County — Social Caseworker Assistant
• Cowlitz County — Family Court Investigator, Drug Court Coordinator, Probation Officer, Juvenile Detention Officer
  
• Dirkse Counseling & Consulting — Vocational Consultant
• Hartman Group, The — Qualitative Research Associate
• Independence Northwest — Support Services Provider
  
• Jackson County — Community Justice Officer, Group Counselor II
• Janus Youth Programs — Skills Trainer
  
• Metropolitan Family Services — Family Involvement Coordinator
  
• Morrison Center Child & Family Services — Multidimensional Therapeutic Foster Care Program Supervisor, Treatment Coordinator, Family Therapist
  
• Multnomah County Department of Community and Family Services
• Multnomah County Department of Community Justice — Community Works Leader
• Multnomah County Department of Human Services — CDC Senior Evaluator
  
• Multnomah County Juvenile and Adult Community Justice
• Multnomah County Sheriff's Office — Deputy Sheriff
  
• Northwest Professional Consortium, Inc. (NPC Research) — Data Collector/Interviewer (Community Research Project)
  
• Oregon Department of Human Resources: Adult and Family Services
  
• Oregon Department of Human Resources: Office of Developmental Disabilities Services
• Oregon Department of Human Resources: Senior and Disabled Services Division
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) — Project Delivery Training Program Coordinator
  
• Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
• Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division — Prinicpal Contributor 2 - Outreach, Education, and Training Coordinator
• Oregon State University (OSU) — Program Coordinator for Community and Diversity
  
• Outside In — Youth Specialist I
• Pacific Interpreters, Inc. — Interpreter Resources Assistant
• Portland Community College (PCC) — Advisor - Sylvania ROOTS Program/Developmental Education
  
• Raphael House of Portland — Project Coordinator
  
• Sacramento County Dept of Health and Human Services — Human Services Social Worker
• SAIF Corporation — Claims Adjuster, Vocational Coordinator
  
• Salvation Army, The — Youth Advocate
• Sisters of The Road — Project Associate
• State of Oregon — Operations and Policy Analyst 2 & 3
  
• St. Mary's Home for Boys — Mental Health Residential Counselor
• Strategic Therapy Associates, Inc. — Home Based Therapist
• Tongue Point Job Corps Center — Residential Living Supervisor
• Volunteers of America of Oregon, Inc. — Infant/Prescholl Teacher Interventionist
  
• Washington County — Community Corrections
• Washington State Department of Corrections — Classification Counselor 2
  
• Washington State School for the Blind —Residential Life Counselor
  
• US Census Bureau
• US Department of Labor — Equal Opportunity Specialist (SCEP)
• US Department of Veterans Affairs — Management Analyst
  

Miscellaneous

• The SocioWeb — Guide to sociological resources on the Internet.

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