Careers and Opportunities
Associate Degree in Sociology
Salary
Social Science Research Assistants, $53,866.68
Sociologists, $99,947.57
Sociology Teacher, Postsecondary, $99,925.13
Source: EMSI, 2021.1 dataset for San Bernardino and Riverside counties
Career Info
An associate of arts in sociology degree can prepare you for four-year college studies in sociology or related fields such as social work, criminology or social science education. It can lead to a career path in education, social work or criminal justice, among others.
Potential Careers
- Social services
- Human resources
- Substance abuse counselor
- Educational or guidance counselor
- Marriage and family therapist
- Rehabilitation counselor
- Child, family and school social worker
- Social worker
- Healthcare social worker
- Social service specialist
- Probation officer
- Community health worker
- Corrections officer
- Law enforcement
