| The range of academic disciplines that fall within the | | | | teach. Students with a baccalaureate in political |
| social science classification includes anthropologists, | | | | science might find a job opportunity within a municipal, |
| archaeologists, psychologists, geographers, historians, | | | | county or state agency handling constituent work or |
| political scientists, economists, and urban or regional | | | | dealing with active civic organizations. Some cut their |
| planners. That's a wide range of expertise; it includes | | | | teeth doing campaign work and eventually become |
| looking at cultures present and past, studying their | | | | political consultants. |
| behavior, their economies and the ground beneath | | | | - Archaeologists who work for the government often |
| them. | | | | survey proposed development sites to ascertain what, |
| Many of these positions are primarily research | | | | if any evidence may be found there that relates to |
| oriented. According to the Department of Labor, over | | | | historical use of the property. Many anthropologists |
| 40% of all social scientists exclusive of psychologists | | | | have found a niche working with businesses that have |
| and urban planners work for the federal government. | | | | product development divisions and that want |
| It's a good guess that another large group of them | | | | information on how a product may be perceived and |
| teach. The social sciences comprise a number of | | | | used by the public based cultural, physical or |
| fascinating fields; but the number of professionals who | | | | sociological factors. Geographers are generally |
| have gotten a social science education and are able to | | | | employed by governments for the purpose of studying |
| utilize it in a commercial or business environment is | | | | the physical impact of proposed development on a |
| limited. | | | | piece of real estate. |
| - Psychologists are an exception to that rule. Clinical | | | | - Graduates with a degree in economics have a lot of |
| psychologists must hold a doctorate and maintain strict | | | | options, both in business and in government. Budget |
| licensure. However there are a number of career | | | | development is a major government function that |
| options for graduates form a bachelors or masters | | | | occurs on an annual basis. Government agencies also |
| program in psychology. Human resource departments | | | | look at the economic impact of many things, from |
| in medium and large businesses hire psychology | | | | proposed legislation to the closure of military bases to |
| majors to work as interviewers, trainers or recruiters. | | | | the economic model of a foreign nation. At the local |
| Any sort of job that involves extensive human contact | | | | level, city or county administrators employ economic |
| and interaction - sales, account management, | | | | professionals to manage finances and revenue. The |
| counseling jobs that don't require special licensure, | | | | same is true of businesses, where you may find a |
| probation and parole workers - all of these professions | | | | former economics student working as a risk manager, |
| have psychology graduates in their ranks. | | | | financial officer or budget analyst. |
| - Urban and regional planners engage in research, but | | | | If you are interested in studying one of the social |
| for very specific purposes with clear objectives in | | | | sciences you should consider speaking with a career |
| mind. They work with statistics, economic data and | | | | counselor at your (potential) school. Many colleges |
| demographics in order to produce recommendations | | | | today have placement offices and career |
| on development questions or plans for a given | | | | professionals who work in them. With persistence, you |
| geographic or political entity. | | | | should be able to find a job opportunity that will allow |
| - Political scientists who do graduate work usually | | | | you to utilize your education in the social sciences. |