Careers in Curriculum

Trust Career Adviser

Part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust

Introduction to Sociology

What do Sociology graduates do?

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Sociology as a Career

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Typical Employers

You may be thinking of entering a career within the areas of social or welfare but there are also opportunities with a range of other employers throughout the public and private sector. They include:

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• charitable, counselling and voluntary organisations
• law firms
• local and central government
• media companies
• marketing and PR firms
• the NHS
• police and probation services
• schools, colleges and universities
• social and market research organisations.

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Opportunities also exist on a variety of graduate management training schemes.

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Jobs related to a Sociology Degree

Job profile examples including Labour Market Information click on links below:

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• Advice worker
• Community development worker
• Further education teacher
• Higher education lecturer
• Housing manager/officer
• Marketing executive
• Police officer
• Policy officer
• Secondary school teacher
• Social researcher
• Youth worker

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Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

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• Charity officer
• Civil Service administrator
• Family support worker
• Human resources officer
• International aid/development worker
• Life coach
• Newspaper journalist
• Probation officer
• Public relations officer
• Social worker
• Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)

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Jobs related to a Sociology degree

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Human Resources Officer

£15,000 to £50,000

Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378 (source Office for National Statistics)

30 to 40 a week

You could work: between 8am and 6pm

Will increase by 4% in the future

There will be 4% more human resources officer jobs in 2026.

Human Resources Officer

• dealing with complaints and discipline procedures
• assisting in the recruitment of new employees
• working with other managers, improving employees' experiences of the workplace
• keeping employee records
• helping people get training and development
• making sure employees have the right pay and benefits
• arranging employee services such as welfare and counselling
• promoting equality, and health and safety
• advising on matters like pay negotiations, redundancy and employment law
• developing HR policies and procedures
• recording and analysing confidential information
• writing employee handbooks
• dealing with staff at all levels

Studying a Sociology degree develops skills in:

Studying sociology provides you with a range of skills that employers look for, including communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills. You learn to:

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• appreciate the complexity and diversity of social situations
• develop a cross-cultural understanding of the world
• apply sociological theory to society organisations, including schools, hospitals and offices
• research, judge and evaluate complex information
• make reasoned arguments
• apply different research methods, analysis and statistical techniques
• develop opinions and new ideas on societal issues
• work collaboratively as part of a team on projects
• think creatively and independently in order to understand, scrutinise and re-assess common perceptions of the social world
• relate sociological knowledge to social, public and civic policy
• organise your work and meeting deadlines.

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Study Sociology

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