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Best Careers for Social Science Interests

A more specific interest area within Social.

748 occupations, ranked by how strongly they match this interest type, per O*NET RIASEC data.

  1. 1Sociologists$106,030
  2. 2Political Scientists$142,080
  3. 3Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$100,580
  4. 4Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,070
  5. 5Economists$124,720
  6. 6Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290
  7. 7Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$99,650
  8. 8Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020
  9. 9Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340
  10. 10Anthropologists and Archeologists$70,770
  11. 11Psychiatrists$281,870
  12. 12School Psychologists$95,990
  13. 13Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$123,920
  14. 14Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$77,570
  15. 15Marriage and Family Therapists$66,940
  16. 16Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$193,950
  17. 17Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,590
  18. 18Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,280
  19. 19Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$97,590
  20. 20Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$75,870
  21. 21Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$80,260
  22. 22Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,350
  23. 23History Teachers, Postsecondary$83,820
  24. 24Healthcare Social Workers$67,880
  25. 25Historians$76,750
  26. 26Law Teachers, Postsecondary$128,500
  27. 27Epidemiologists$87,220
  28. 28Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,550
  29. 29Survey Researchers$69,460
  30. 30Social Science Research Assistants$61,990
  31. 31Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$78,580
  32. 32Health Education Specialists$64,070
  33. 33Special Education Teachers, Preschool$64,830
  34. 34Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340
  35. 35Geographers$102,040
  36. 36Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,310
  37. 37Psychiatric Technicians$45,130
  38. 38Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,080
  39. 39Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$66,270
  40. 40Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,350
  41. 41Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$77,270
  42. 42Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,980
  43. 43Recreational Therapists$61,960
  44. 44Occupational Therapists$100,330
  45. 45Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,260
  46. 46Social and Human Service Assistants$45,930
  47. 47Speech-Language Pathologists$97,870
  48. 48Urban and Regional Planners$89,320
  49. 49English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,760
  50. 50Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,250

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Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Career Interest Types (RIASEC). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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