This page contains key outcome data for the Human Services and Community Organization Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: Social Sciences
- Average Income: $38,000 (Rank: 157 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $24,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.50% (Rank: 70 of 171)
- Percent Female: 84.9%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 27.2%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 2.5%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 1.3%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 99 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Social Workers: 12.31% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Counselors: 5.53% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 3.47% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 3.24% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Childcare Workers: 3.10% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 2.97% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 2.60% (Average Income: $20,000)
- Personal Care Aides: 2.39% (Average Income: $29,000)
- Social and Community Service Managers: 2.26% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.24% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 2.02%
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.99% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 1.99% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks: 1.78% (Average Income: $21,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.73% (Average Income: $29,000)
- Office and administrative support workers, : 1.54% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides: 1.50% (Average Income: $23,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.47% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Education Administrators: 1.44% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Teacher Assistants: 1.28% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Recreation and Fitness Workers: 1.23% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.09% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.05% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Meeting and Convention Planners: 1.05% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers: 1.03% (Average Income: $25,000)
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