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Major to Career: Sociology


Alumni Job Titles

There are 693 alumni in our records who majored in Sociology.

ABC Sports - Produces Televison Shows
Account Executive (2)
Account Manager
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Admissions Associate
Admissions Counselor
Advocacy Director/Attorney
Analyst (2)
Applications Consultant
Assistant
Assistant Director
Assistant Director, Alumni Affairs
Assistant Director, Northeast Sub-Area People Consultant
Assistant District Attorney
Assistant Professor Sociology
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Assistant Risk Manager
Assistant Teacher
Assistive Technology Specialist
Associate (3)
Associate Athletic Director, Finance
Associate Campaign Director
Associate Director
Associate Director of Financial Aid
Associate Director, Marketing
Associate Professor/Sociology Dept.
Assoicate
Asst Prof/Sociology
Asst. Counsel-In-Charge, Real Prop. Div.
Asst. Kindergarten Teacher
Asst. to President
Attorney (5)
Bilingual Case Manager
Blue Engine Fellow
Business Development Coordinator/CASA
Business Manager
Business Owner
CEO (2)
CPA (2)
Call Specialist
Caterer
Chef
Chief Information Officer
Chief Marketing & Recruitment Officer
Chief, Assistance Div.
Clerical Supervisor
Clinic Assistant
Clinical Programs Director
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Clinical Social Worker (2)
Co-Owner
College Advisor
Community Programs Director
Consultant (2)
Contract Manager
Coordinator - Corporate Governance & Meeting Management
Counselor
Customer Services Manager
Dean for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Deputy US Marshal
Development Assistant
Development Associate
Development Coordinator
Dir. Human Service Assoc. degree/Integrative Health Program
Dir. of Service Learning/Assist. Dir. College Counseling
Director
Director Human Resources
Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
Director of Creative Services
Director of Development and Communications
Director of Education
Director of Individual Giving
Director of Institutional Research
Director of Mens Design
Director of Stewardship
Director, Child Development Center
Director, The Advisory Board Academics
Director-Logistics
Doctor of Chiropractic
Drug & Alcohol Behavioral Health Therapist
Drug Treatment Spec.
ESL Teacher
EVP, North America Regional Director
Early Childhood Specialist
Editorial Director
Employment Specialist
English Teacher
Engrg. Mgr.
Environmental Specialist
Events Coordinator/Publicist
Executive Director (4)
Executive Director of PROGRESS
Executive Pharmacist
Financial Counselor
Founder
Funeral Director & Embalmer
Gallery Attendant
General Partner
Guidance Counselor
Guidance Counselor/Dean of Girls
HR Communications
Head of Social/Personal Counseling
Health Educator
Home Mortgage Consultant
Horticulturist / Landscape Designer
Human Resources
Human Resources Analyst
Human Resources Manager (2)
Imprint Marketing Manager
Ind Living Spec
Instructor
Insurance Marketing Specialist
Interim President
Investigator/Compliance Specialist
Investment Executive
Jewish Studies Teacher
Junior Implementation Consultant
Lead Black Belt
Librarian
Library Assistant
Library Director
Licensed Psychologist
Litigation Case Manager
Management Trainee
Manager
Manager Compliance
Manager National and Local Cost Plus Accounts
Manager of Operations & Communications
Manager, Government Affairs
Manager/Operations
Marketing Communications Contractor
Marketing Consultant
Marketing Coordinator
Message Therapist
Middle School Spanish Teacher
Mortgage Advisor
Multimedia Web Designer
Music Teacher
Musician
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Network Contracting Specialist
Nurse (2)
Nutritionist
Occupational Therapist
Office Manager
Owner (6)
Owner/Operator (2)
Owner/President
Paramedic
Partner (7)
Permanency Supervisor
Photo Editor
Photojournalist
Physical Therapist
Physicians Assistant
Planning & Building Director
Postdoctoral Associate
Practice Manager
President (7)
President & CEO
President / Owner
President/CEO
Principal
Probation Case Manager
Professional Sale Representative
Professor (2)
Professor of Piano
Program Analyst
Program Associate
Program Coordinator
Program Manager
Program Manager/Therapist
Proj. Assoc., Clinical Data Mgmt.
Project Associate
Project Specialist
Property Claims Trainer
RN, Hospice
Rabbi
Real Estate Agent
Realtor
Recruiter
Recruiting Coordinator
Regional Director-Commercial Division
Registered Associate
Registered Nurse
Registrar
Research Assistant
Sales / Customer Service
Sales Adminstration and Customer Service
Sales Associate
Sales Associate & Sales Coordinator
Sales/Consultant
School Coordinator
School Counselor
Self Employed/Farmer
Self-employed (2)
Senior Account Manager
Senior Analyst Drug Safety and Risk Management
Senior Compensation Analyst
Senior Director of Development
Senior Investigator
Senior Program Officer, Entertainment Media Partnerships
Senior Scientist
Senior Tax Advisor
Senior Vice President (2)
Social Worker
Sociology Professor
Spanish Teacher
Special Ed. Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Sr Marketing Manager
Sr. Account Executive
Sr. Production Manager
Sr. Program Coordinator Prevention Care and Treatment
Sr. Program Manager-England, Germany & First Year Programs
Staff Chaplain
State Trooper
State Vice President
Store Manager
Student, MA International Policy Studies
Substitute Teacher
Supervisor of Academic Programs
Supervisor of Pupil Personnel Services
Supervisor, Brokerage Transfers
Supply Chain Manager - Target
Tax Technician
Teacher (6)
Teacher - English & English as Second Language
Teacher of Visually Impaired
Team Leader
Technical Director
Trading Floor Support
Training Institute Manager
Training Manager
Training Systems IPT Lead
United States Probation Officer
VP/Global Social Responsibility
Vice President
Vice President of Sales
Vice President, Resource Development & Marketing
Volunteer Program Manager
Webmaster
Writer
Youth Development Consultant
Youth Programs Manager

On this page you will find information about careers pursued by Sociology majors, skills Sociology majors develop and career-related Web sites relevant to the major. Visit the department page to learn more about the Sociology program. 

Careers

It is important to remember that your major does not determine what your career will be.  With a liberal arts education, YOU, not your major, will determine your career path.  

On the right is a comprehensive list of job titles of Dickinson alumni who majored in Sociology.  


Career-Related Skills 

  • Problem Solving: Sociology majors learn to analyze organizational patterns and group dynamics to find solutions to problems.  
  • Social Understanding: Majors develop an understanding of group behavior and social influences on individual behavior.  
  • Research: Sociology students design and conduct surveys to study social attitudes, values and behaviors. They gather information and synthesize ideas from different sources to write reports and present policy recommendations and conclusions.
  • Sensitivity to Differences: Through the understanding of social issues, sociology majors learn to appreciate the differences among various social groups.
  • Synthesis: Majors bring together information and observations to inform and address societal problems.
     

Career-Related Web Sites

Careers in Sociology 
Sponsored by the American Sociological Association

Portland State Careers
Features links to professional organizations in sociology, job postings, and a book listing specifically related to sociology majors.

Society for Applied Sociology
Offers links to federal jobs, business and marketing, sociology, evaluation and research.

National Association of Social Workers Inc

National Council on Aging

National Urban League

Sociology Resources on the internet. Lots of links to sociology-related sites.

Careers in Sociology
Provides a nice overview of general career opportunities in sociology.

Sociology Resources on the Web

 

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