Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Sociology and Careers






































Careers Beyond Academia

Research institutions and professional organizations are great places to do research and use your skills from sociology while also networking. For example:


ASA has a number of full time positions, see here: https://www.asanet.org/about/asa-staff-directory/
There are a number of positions at the ASA and some are entry level.  I know quite a few people who worked at ASA and then spring-boarded into other positions, for example:
Senior Consultant Training and People Development (DEI), Paradigm
Senior Social Scientist, National Institute of Health
Manager of Community Outreach and Enrollment, For the Love of Children 
Program Officer, National Academies of Science 
 
Here are some videos from the ASA: 

Other Research Institutions:

PEW  https://www.pewresearch.org/about/careers/

Census  https://www.census.gov/about/census-careers.html

Federal - Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Lots of jobs across the country, esp. in D.C.
Search for jobs beyond just "sociology" with key terms like research, analyst, social science,



For Undergraduates with a Sociology major:

the sankey visualization below shows the myriad careers that sociology majors end up in:




  1. Tech Industry Research
  2. Financial Planning
  3. Government Agencies

This is from the American Sociology Association's website:

The 21st century labor market is fast changing, increasingly global and technology-driven, the jobs that you may apply for as a graduate may not even exist yet. To navigate the 21st century means being able to keep up with the changing world.
As society evolves, you as a sociology major will have the tools to critically analyze the world and your place within it.


This page from Huffington Post will help allow you to explore why some students majored in sociology, what skill sets sociology students learn.


Here's a post from Everyday Sociology Blog about majoring in sociology.


Also, for finding jobs in sociology:

This is a link to the ASA page on jobs.  Here is a brief overview of where sociology majors end up after they complete their bachelor's degree.






















Here is a video about careers in sociology, embedded below:





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