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Sociology Careers and Jobs

Select, Find and Prepare for Sociology Careers and Jobs - all on one page

For people interested in social systems and human behavior who want flexibility across social services and policy. Use the tools below to see which sociology roles fit your background and goals.

Like other social-science majors, sociology's value lies in research and analytical skills applied broadly across social services, HR, and policy. Use the tools below to explore Sociology-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Case Worker, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Social Services Program Manager or HR Specialist. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as None formally required; often paired with an MSW or MPA, that can help you move up the career ladder.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Sociology careers/jobs, (2) Find Sociology job listings, (3) Prepare for Sociology careers, and (4) Provide Sociology career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Sociology careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Sociology Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Sociology careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Sociology, so relevant Sociology jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Sociology Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Sociology Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Sociology careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 61 Sociology Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

8 Sociology careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Sociology-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) Sociology-Related Jobs

Social and Human Service Assistants 16.6% Clinical Social Work Aide
Occupation: Social and Human Service Assistants U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 16.6% Sociology-Related Jobs: Clinical Social Work Aide
Social and Community Service Managers 15.2% Psychiatric Social Worker Supervisor
Occupation: Social and Community Service Managers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 15.2% Sociology-Related Jobs: Psychiatric Social Worker Supervisor
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 14.9% Behavioral Health Social Worker; Clinical Social Worker; Community Mental Health Social Worker; Drug Abuse Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; Mental Health Social Worker; Psychiatric Social Worker; Psychotherapist Social Worker
Occupation: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 14.9% Sociology-Related Jobs: Behavioral Health Social Worker; Clinical Social Worker; Community Mental Health Social Worker; Drug Abuse Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; Mental Health Social Worker; Psychiatric Social Worker; Psychotherapist Social Worker
Healthcare Social Workers 13.2% AIDS Social Worker; Certified Health Care Social Worker; Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC); Clinical Social Worker; Geriatric Social Worker; Group Social Worker; Health Care Social Worker; Healthcare Social Worker; Home Health Care Social Worker; Hospice Home Care Social Worker; Hospice Medical Social Worker; Hospice Social Worker; Hospital Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker); LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Long Term Care Social Worker; Medical Social Consultant; Medical Social Worker; Neonatal Social Worker; Nephrology Social Worker; Nursing Home Social Worker; Older Adult Social Work Specialist; Oncology Social Worker; Pediatric Social Worker; Perinatal Social Worker; Public Health Social Worker; Renal Social Worker
Occupation: Healthcare Social Workers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 13.2% Sociology-Related Jobs: AIDS Social Worker; Certified Health Care Social Worker; Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC); Clinical Social Worker; Geriatric Social Worker; Group Social Worker; Health Care Social Worker; Healthcare Social Worker; Home Health Care Social Worker; Hospice Home Care Social Worker; Hospice Medical Social Worker; Hospice Social Worker; Hospital Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker); LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Long Term Care Social Worker; Medical Social Consultant; Medical Social Worker; Neonatal Social Worker; Nephrology Social Worker; Nursing Home Social Worker; Older Adult Social Work Specialist; Oncology Social Worker; Pediatric Social Worker; Perinatal Social Worker; Public Health Social Worker; Renal Social Worker
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12.6% Adoption Social Worker; Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker); Child Welfare Social Worker; Delinquency Prevention Social Worker; Foster Care Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker; LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Protective Services Social Worker; School Social Worker
Occupation: Child, Family, and School Social Workers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 12.6% Sociology-Related Jobs: Adoption Social Worker; Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker); Child Welfare Social Worker; Delinquency Prevention Social Worker; Foster Care Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker; LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Protective Services Social Worker; School Social Worker
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 8.9% Family Welfare Social Work Professor; Geriatric Social Work Professor; Health Social Work Professor
Occupation: Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 8.9% Sociology-Related Jobs: Family Welfare Social Work Professor; Geriatric Social Work Professor; Health Social Work Professor
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 7.6% Adjunct Sociology Professor; Comparative Sociology Professor
Occupation: Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.6% Sociology-Related Jobs: Adjunct Sociology Professor; Comparative Sociology Professor
Sociologists 4.8% Clinical Sociologist; Family Sociologist; Medical Sociologist; Rural Sociologist; Urban Sociologist
Occupation: Sociologists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 4.8% Sociology-Related Jobs: Clinical Sociologist; Family Sociologist; Medical Sociologist; Rural Sociologist; Urban Sociologist

9 Sociology careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Sociology-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary Sociology-Related Jobs

Chief Sustainability Officers $ 206,680 CSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President); ESG Manager (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Manager)
Occupation: Chief Sustainability Officers National Median Salary: $ 206,680 Sociology-Related Jobs: CSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President); ESG Manager (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Manager)
Sociologists $ 101,770 Clinical Sociologist; Family Sociologist; Medical Sociologist; Rural Sociologist; Urban Sociologist
Occupation: Sociologists National Median Salary: $ 101,770 Sociology-Related Jobs: Clinical Sociologist; Family Sociologist; Medical Sociologist; Rural Sociologist; Urban Sociologist
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $ 82,670 Adjunct Sociology Professor; Comparative Sociology Professor
Occupation: Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 82,670 Sociology-Related Jobs: Adjunct Sociology Professor; Comparative Sociology Professor
Social and Community Service Managers $ 77,030 Psychiatric Social Worker Supervisor
Occupation: Social and Community Service Managers National Median Salary: $ 77,030 Sociology-Related Jobs: Psychiatric Social Worker Supervisor
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $ 75,020 Family Welfare Social Work Professor; Geriatric Social Work Professor; Health Social Work Professor
Occupation: Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 75,020 Sociology-Related Jobs: Family Welfare Social Work Professor; Geriatric Social Work Professor; Health Social Work Professor
Healthcare Social Workers $ 62,940 AIDS Social Worker; Certified Health Care Social Worker; Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC); Clinical Social Worker; Geriatric Social Worker; Group Social Worker; Health Care Social Worker; Healthcare Social Worker; Home Health Care Social Worker; Hospice Home Care Social Worker; Hospice Medical Social Worker; Hospice Social Worker; Hospital Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker); LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Long Term Care Social Worker; Medical Social Consultant; Medical Social Worker; Neonatal Social Worker; Nephrology Social Worker; Nursing Home Social Worker; Older Adult Social Work Specialist; Oncology Social Worker; Pediatric Social Worker; Perinatal Social Worker; Public Health Social Worker; Renal Social Worker
Occupation: Healthcare Social Workers National Median Salary: $ 62,940 Sociology-Related Jobs: AIDS Social Worker; Certified Health Care Social Worker; Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC); Clinical Social Worker; Geriatric Social Worker; Group Social Worker; Health Care Social Worker; Healthcare Social Worker; Home Health Care Social Worker; Hospice Home Care Social Worker; Hospice Medical Social Worker; Hospice Social Worker; Hospital Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker); LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Long Term Care Social Worker; Medical Social Consultant; Medical Social Worker; Neonatal Social Worker; Nephrology Social Worker; Nursing Home Social Worker; Older Adult Social Work Specialist; Oncology Social Worker; Pediatric Social Worker; Perinatal Social Worker; Public Health Social Worker; Renal Social Worker
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $ 55,960 Behavioral Health Social Worker; Clinical Social Worker; Community Mental Health Social Worker; Drug Abuse Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; Mental Health Social Worker; Psychiatric Social Worker; Psychotherapist Social Worker
Occupation: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers National Median Salary: $ 55,960 Sociology-Related Jobs: Behavioral Health Social Worker; Clinical Social Worker; Community Mental Health Social Worker; Drug Abuse Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; Mental Health Social Worker; Psychiatric Social Worker; Psychotherapist Social Worker
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $ 53,940 Adoption Social Worker; Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker); Child Welfare Social Worker; Delinquency Prevention Social Worker; Foster Care Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker; LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Protective Services Social Worker; School Social Worker
Occupation: Child, Family, and School Social Workers National Median Salary: $ 53,940 Sociology-Related Jobs: Adoption Social Worker; Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker); Child Welfare Social Worker; Delinquency Prevention Social Worker; Foster Care Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker; LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Protective Services Social Worker; School Social Worker
Social and Human Service Assistants $ 41,410 Clinical Social Work Aide
Occupation: Social and Human Service Assistants National Median Salary: $ 41,410 Sociology-Related Jobs: Clinical Social Work Aide

10 Sociology careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Sociology-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always
Please Scroll and Select below:
Occupations Education/Preparation Sociology-Related Jobs

Chief Sustainability Officers 5 CSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President); ESG Manager (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Manager)
Occupation: Chief Sustainability Officers Education/Preparation: 5 Sociology-Related Jobs: CSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President); ESG Manager (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Manager)
Healthcare Social Workers 5 AIDS Social Worker; Certified Health Care Social Worker; Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC); Clinical Social Worker; Geriatric Social Worker; Group Social Worker; Health Care Social Worker; Healthcare Social Worker; Home Health Care Social Worker; Hospice Home Care Social Worker; Hospice Medical Social Worker; Hospice Social Worker; Hospital Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker); LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Long Term Care Social Worker; Medical Social Consultant; Medical Social Worker; Neonatal Social Worker; Nephrology Social Worker; Nursing Home Social Worker; Older Adult Social Work Specialist; Oncology Social Worker; Pediatric Social Worker; Perinatal Social Worker; Public Health Social Worker; Renal Social Worker
Occupation: Healthcare Social Workers Education/Preparation: 5 Sociology-Related Jobs: AIDS Social Worker; Certified Health Care Social Worker; Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC); Clinical Social Worker; Geriatric Social Worker; Group Social Worker; Health Care Social Worker; Healthcare Social Worker; Home Health Care Social Worker; Hospice Home Care Social Worker; Hospice Medical Social Worker; Hospice Social Worker; Hospital Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker); LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker); LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Long Term Care Social Worker; Medical Social Consultant; Medical Social Worker; Neonatal Social Worker; Nephrology Social Worker; Nursing Home Social Worker; Older Adult Social Work Specialist; Oncology Social Worker; Pediatric Social Worker; Perinatal Social Worker; Public Health Social Worker; Renal Social Worker
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 5 Behavioral Health Social Worker; Clinical Social Worker; Community Mental Health Social Worker; Drug Abuse Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; Mental Health Social Worker; Psychiatric Social Worker; Psychotherapist Social Worker
Occupation: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Education/Preparation: 5 Sociology-Related Jobs: Behavioral Health Social Worker; Clinical Social Worker; Community Mental Health Social Worker; Drug Abuse Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Social Worker; Mental Health Social Worker; Psychiatric Social Worker; Psychotherapist Social Worker
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Family Welfare Social Work Professor; Geriatric Social Work Professor; Health Social Work Professor
Occupation: Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 Sociology-Related Jobs: Family Welfare Social Work Professor; Geriatric Social Work Professor; Health Social Work Professor
Sociologists 5 Clinical Sociologist; Family Sociologist; Medical Sociologist; Rural Sociologist; Urban Sociologist
Occupation: Sociologists Education/Preparation: 5 Sociology-Related Jobs: Clinical Sociologist; Family Sociologist; Medical Sociologist; Rural Sociologist; Urban Sociologist
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Adjunct Sociology Professor; Comparative Sociology Professor
Occupation: Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 Sociology-Related Jobs: Adjunct Sociology Professor; Comparative Sociology Professor
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 4 Adoption Social Worker; Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker); Child Welfare Social Worker; Delinquency Prevention Social Worker; Foster Care Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker; LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Protective Services Social Worker; School Social Worker
Occupation: Child, Family, and School Social Workers Education/Preparation: 4 Sociology-Related Jobs: Adoption Social Worker; Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW); Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker); Child Welfare Social Worker; Delinquency Prevention Social Worker; Foster Care Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker; LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker); Protective Services Social Worker; School Social Worker
Social and Community Service Managers 4 Psychiatric Social Worker Supervisor
Occupation: Social and Community Service Managers Education/Preparation: 4 Sociology-Related Jobs: Psychiatric Social Worker Supervisor
Social and Human Service Assistants 4 Clinical Social Work Aide
Occupation: Social and Human Service Assistants Education/Preparation: 4 Sociology-Related Jobs: Clinical Social Work Aide
Home Health Aides 2 Home Health Social Worker
Occupation: Home Health Aides Education/Preparation: 2 Sociology-Related Jobs: Home Health Social Worker

Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 61 specific Sociology job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
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Adjunct Sociology Professor
Adoption Social Worker
AIDS Social Worker
Behavioral Health Social Worker
Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW)
Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW)
Certified Health Care Social Worker
Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC)
Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker)
Child Welfare Social Worker
Clinical Social Work Aide
Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Sociologist
Community Mental Health Social Worker
Comparative Sociology Professor
CSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President)
Delinquency Prevention Social Worker
Drug Abuse Social Worker
ESG Manager (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Manager)
Family Sociologist
Family Welfare Social Work Professor
Foster Care Social Worker
Geriatric Social Work Professor
Geriatric Social Worker
Group Social Worker
Health Care Social Worker
Health Social Work Professor
Healthcare Social Worker
Home Health Care Social Worker
Home Health Social Worker
Hospice Home Care Social Worker
Hospice Medical Social Worker
Hospice Social Worker
Hospital Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Licensed Social Worker
LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker)
LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker)
LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker)
LMSW (Licensed Medical Social Worker)
Long Term Care Social Worker
Medical Social Consultant
Medical Social Worker
Medical Sociologist
Mental Health Social Worker
Neonatal Social Worker
Nephrology Social Worker
Nursing Home Social Worker
Older Adult Social Work Specialist
Oncology Social Worker
Pediatric Social Worker
Perinatal Social Worker
Protective Services Social Worker
Psychiatric Social Worker
Psychiatric Social Worker Supervisor
Psychotherapist Social Worker
Public Health Social Worker
Renal Social Worker
Rural Sociologist
School Social Worker
Urban Sociologist


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Social and Community Service Managers

Description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
174,200
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
200,700
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
26,400 (15.2%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
18,300
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Social and Community Service Managers":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are used effectively.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Prepare and maintain records and reports, such as budgets, personnel records, or training manuals.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Speak to community groups to explain and interpret agency purposes, programs, and policies.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Direct activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by boards of directors or senior management.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Provide direct service and support to individuals or clients, such as handling a referral for child advocacy issues, conducting a needs evaluation, or resolving complaints.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Implement and evaluate staff, volunteer, or community training programs.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Establish and maintain relationships with other agencies and organizations in community to meet community needs and to ensure that services are not duplicated.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Recruit, interview, and hire or sign up volunteers and staff.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Research and analyze member or community needs to determine program directions and goals.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Participate in the determination of organizational policies regarding such issues as participant eligibility, program requirements, and program benefits.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Act as consultants to agency staff and other community programs regarding the interpretation of program-related federal, state, and county regulations and policies.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Plan and administer budgets for programs, equipment, and support services.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Represent organizations in relations with governmental and media institutions.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Analyze proposed legislation, regulations, or rule changes to determine how agency services could be impacted.
Importance: 35 (%) Description: Direct fundraising activities and the preparation of public relations materials.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Assisting and Caring for Others: Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
Analyze impact of legal or regulatory changes.
Analyze market research data.
Conduct opinion surveys or needs assessments.
Coordinate special events or programs.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Develop organizational policies or programs.
Direct administrative or support services.
Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities.
Evaluate training programs, instructors, or materials.
Hire personnel.
Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
Maintain operational records.
Manage human resources activities.
Monitor performance of organizational members or partners.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Prepare operational budgets.
Promote products, services, or programs.
Recruit personnel.
Represent the organization in external relations.
Resolve customer complaints or problems.
Supervise employees.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Advise others on legal or regulatory matters.
Activity: Analyze market or industry conditions.
Activity: Assess characteristics or impacts of regulations or policies.
Activity: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions.
Activity: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations.
Activity: Coordinate group, community, or public activities.
Activity: Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes.
Activity: Develop professional relationships or networks.
Activity: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures.
Activity: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes.
Activity: Interview people to obtain information.
Activity: Maintain operational records.
Activity: Manage budgets or finances.
Activity: Manage human resources activities.
Activity: Monitor individual behavior or performance.
Activity: Perform recruiting or hiring activities.
Activity: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Activity: Promote products, services, or programs.
Activity: Respond to customer problems or inquiries.
Activity: Supervise personnel activities.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Emerging Tech Skills
Data base user interface and query software:
Microsoft Access
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Project management software:
Microsoft Project
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Accounting software:
Financial accounting software
Customer relationship management CRM software:
Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
Data base reporting software:
Oracle Reports
Data base user interface and query software:
Client information databases
FileMaker Pro
Desktop publishing software:
Microsoft Publisher
Enterprise resource planning ERP software:
Microsoft Dynamics
Internet browser software:
Web browser software
Medical software:
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
PointClickCare healthcare software
Object oriented data base management software:
Microsoft Visual FoxPro
Office suite software:
Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
Spreadsheet software:
Corel QuattroPro
IBM Lotus 1-2-3
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 50.4 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 23.9 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 8.2 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Frequency of Attainment: 8.1 (%) Level of Education: Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.
Frequency of Attainment: 7.2 (%) Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
Frequency of Attainment: 2.2 (%) Level of Education: Some College Courses
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 26.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 18.4 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 18.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Frequency of Attainment: 17.4 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 12.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 5.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
Frequency of Attainment: 1.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years
Certifications
Certifications
These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?
Certified Chamber Executive External Link
Certified Credit Union Board Member External Link
Certified Credit Union Facilitator External Link
Certified Credit Union Supervisory Committee Member External Link
Certified Park and Recreation Professional External Link
Certified Playground Safety Inspector External Link
Managing Composting Programs External Link
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