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Anthropology & Sociology

Vocations for a Graduate in the Anthropology and Sociology Department

What interests you? Look under these sub-headings for career opportunities within each area of employment

Education

  • Teaching

    • public/private schools
    • colleges/universities
  • Administration
  • Alumni relations
  • Placement offices

Criminal Justice

  • Corrections institutions
  • Rehabilitation
  • Federal, state, and local government - especially law enforcement agencies
  • Court systems
  • Judiciary

Environment and Society

  • Waste management firms
  • Health agencies
  • Local planning agencies
  • Environmental advocacy groups
  • Regional, state, and local agencies
  • Consulting firms
  • Federal government
  • National advocacy groups

Human Services

  • Counseling
  • Advocacy groups
  • Mental health services
  • Social services including: Administration, Programming, and Recreation
  • Hospitals
  • Public and private nursing homes
  • Adoption and child care agencies
  • Religiously-affiliated service organizations
  • Local branches of non-profit organizations

Business

  • Demography/planning
  • Human Resources
  • Management/management firms
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Advertising/advertising firms
  • Consumer research/public relations
  • Personnel/training
  • Administration
  • Real Estate/Insurance companies

Social Science Research

  • Market research evaluation
  • Evaluation research
  • National headquarters of non-profit organizations
  • Firms conducting social/market research
  • Public relations firms
  • Professional periodicals
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Social service agencies
  • Hospitals
  • Business and industry
  • Labor unions
  • Professional sociologists
  • Religious organizations
  • Universities
  • Public opinion research polls

Community Relations

  • Federal, state and local government
  • National headquarters or local branches of non-profit organizations
  • Private social service organizations
  • Religiously-affiliated service organizations
  • Child care agencies

Government

  • Social science analysis
  • Public assistance agencies
  • Social statistics
  • Demography
  • Program development
  • Policy Analysis
  • Personnel
  • Research
  • Investigation
  • Management
  • Administration

Demography

  • Companies and organizations doing demographic forecasting and population studies
  • Companies compiling market research data
  • Consulting firms
  • Business and industry
  • International, federal, and state agencies
  • Government and regional planning departments
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Foundations
  • Advertising and marketing firms
  • Private research firms