Career Options

Careers for Sociology Majors

• Counselor/Case Manager
• Sales/Marketing
• Anthropologist
• Criminologist
• Research Scientist
• FBI/CIA Agent
• Correctional Officer
• Journalist
• Social Services Case Manager
• Nonprofit Program Coordinator
• Human Resources Manager
• Teacher

Starting Salary¹

The typical starting salary for a sociology major is $32,388. The typical salary after 10-19 years is $57,835.

Job Titles of People with Sociology Degrees

• Attorney, Feminist Majority Foundation
• Vice President for News Editorials, Knight-Ridder, Inc.
• Director, Community Television, Santa Cruz
• Music Director and Conductor, The Berkeley Symphony
• Deputy Public Defender, Riverside County Public Defender’s Office
• Director of Research, The National Jury Project
• Founder and Owner, New Leaf Community Markets
• Managing Editor, Image magazine, San Francisco Examiner
• Applied Sociologist, British Columbia
• Care Coordinator, Alternatives in Psychological Consultation
• Correctional Counselor, California Department of Corrections
• AdWords Associate Manager, Google
• Player Development Manager, NFL
• ConsumerMarket Researcher, Founder of Opinion Technology Company
• HR Policy Writer, Veritas
• Membership and Development Manager, San Diego Museum of Art
• Strategist, Egg Strategy
• Lead Organizer, California Sierra Club