CAREERS & SOCIOLOGY MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Sociology have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Sociology Majors*

• Research Associate - Corporate Executive Board, Washington, DC
• Assistant Merchandiser - Abercrombie & Fitch, Columbus, OH
• Analyst - Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
• Teacher - Teach for America, NJ
• Account Coordinator - M^2 Marketing & Management Services, Orange County, CA
• Research Associate - Council on Foreign Affairs, New York, NY
• Paralegal - Sidley & Austin, New York, NY
• Manager - McMaster-Carr, Santa Fe Springs, CA
• Legal Project Assistant - Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Washington, DC
• Software Engineer - WinMill Software, New York, NY
• Consultant - Public Affairs Group, Washington, DC
• Elementary School Teacher - Teach for America, New York, NY
• Coach 2 Coach Program - Olympic Aid (Princeton in Africa), Uganda
• Seventh-Day Adventist Ministry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• 4th Grade Teacher - Boylston Public Schools, Boylston, MA

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
• Why Not Work for a Change: An Introduction to Careers in Social Change
• Days in the Lives of Social Workers
• Public Relations Career Directory
• Breaking into Advertising
• Insider's Guide for Management Consulting
• The Environmental Career Guide
• 150 Careers in the Health Field
• Book Publishing Career Directory
• Travel & Hospitality Career Guide

Resources and Information Online

• Careers in Sociology - Allyn & Bacon
  http://www.abacon.com/socsite/careers.html
  
  
• Careers in Sociology - American Sociological Association
  http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?section=Careers+and+Jobs&name=Careers+in+Sociology
  
  
• O*NET - Sociologists
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/19-3041.00
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Social Scientists
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos054.htm
  
  
• Career Overview
  http://www.careeroverview.com/
  
  
• Princeton Sociology Department
  http://www.princeton.edu/~sociolog/
  

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• American Sociological Association
  http://www.asanet.org
  
  
• Society of Applied Sociology
  http://www.appliedsoc.org
  
  
• Sociological Practice Association
  http://www.socpractice.org
  
  
• Rural Sociological Society
  http://www.ruralsociology.org

Sociology Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Sociology alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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