Are You Cut Out to be a Sociologist?

Sociologists can be found working in media groups, law firms, marketing, and public relations firms. I will discuss more specific career tracks in a later chapter.

A sociologist might work with nonprofit organizations. It is often in the administration of nonprofit organizations that you can find the person with a Bachelor of Sociology.

Many non sociologists take advantage of and use the results of sociological research to solve the challenges of their fields. This group of professionals might include politicians, social workers, and administrators.

ARE YOU CUT OUT TO BE A SOCIOLOGIST?

If you want to be a sociologist, you might want to consider some of the personality traits of those who go into this field. Sociologists are inquisitive, introspective, and intellectual. They are rational, methodical, and analytical thinkers. They need to be articulate, expressive, and surprisingly creative as well. This list of desirable character traits is on page ten of your Follow Along PDF Manual.

The salary range for the majority of jobs in the sociology field is wide; it runs from forty six thousand dollars a year to one hundred and forty thousand dollars per year. The average salary is around eighty two thousand dollars per year.