Careers for Human Development Graduates
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Assistant Behavior Analyst
Certified Family Life Educator (requires certification)/ Parent Education Instructor
Family Resource Management (school staff)
Head Start Home Visitor
Advocate Case Manager
Community Organizer
Family Support Worker
Independent Living Specialist (for individuals with disabilities)
Family Interventionist/ Family Intervention Specialist
Individual and Family Support Services
Crisis Hotline Services staff (suicide, substance abuse, interpersonal violence)
Child Life Specialist
Addictions Counselor
Victim Advocate
Family Services Advocate
Community Care Coordinator
Domestic Violence Counselor
Adoption Specialist
Child Welfare Specialist
Life Coach
Military Family Support Specialist
Resources for Children and Families Jobs:
AIDS Community Research Consortium
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Guardian Ad Litem
Political Organizer
Political Analyst
Consumer Protection Staff/Agent
Employee Assistance Program Staff
Family Policy Advocate
Resources for Public Policy and Advocacy Jobs:
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Health Educator
Health Services Analyst
Outreach Worker
Research Project Coordinator
Program Analyst/ Evaluation Specialist
Grants Management
Environmental Health Specialist
IRB/ Regulatory Manager
Social Caseworker
Food Assistance Specialist
Nutrition Educator
Hospital-based Family Support staff
Child Life Specialist
Holistic Health Center staff
Veterans' Service Officer
Assistant Behavior Analyst
Resources for Public Health Jobs:
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For information about becoming a teacher refer to Early Childhood Education and Childcare and Teaching Credentials and Master's Degrees in Education.
Private Preschools
Head Start
Childcare Centers
After School programming
Teacher’s Aid/ Para-Educator
Assistant Behavior Analyst
Academic Tutor
College Preparation Coach
Resources for Education Jobs:
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Resources:Elder Care Provider
Bereavement Coordinator
Veterans Service Officer
Service Coordinator in Senior Housing/
Senior Housing Service Director
Adult Daycare Services
Activities Coordinator in Senior Centers
Senior Center Director
Retirement Community Director
Assisted Living Program Director
Senior Advocate
Group Home Worker
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If you enjoyed your research classes, you might want to consider applying for research assistant jobs at organizations that conduct applied research related to issues like education, health, or workforce development. It is possible to move up in such organizations based on work experience, although they also hire people with advanced degrees at higher salaries. Working as a research assistant can be good preparation for applying to research-oriented graduate programs. Typically, in these jobs you might help collect, input, and analyze data. They’re looking for people with research experience beyond what you’ve learned in your classes; the easiest way to initially gain research assistant experience is by volunteering to help a professor with their research. Sometimes they are looking for specific abilities such as knowledge of how to do statistical analyses, fluency in another language, and/or willingness to travel to a research site.
IMPAQ International
Center for Applied Research Solutions
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California Department of Social Services
Alameda County Department of Child Support Services
Children’s Protective Services
California Association of Area Agencies on Aging
California Department of Aging
Health Departments (local, state or federal)
Peace Corps
Human Rights Organizations
Immigration & Migrant Family Services
Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Non-profit Organizations (NPOs)
Private foundations
Community-based organizations