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Social scientists held about 17,000 jobs in 2002. Many worked as researchers, administrators, and counselors for a wide range of employers, including Federal, State, and local governments; educational institutions; social assistance agencies; scientific research and development firms; and management, scientific, and technical consulting firms. Other employers included architectural, engineering, and related firms; civic and social associations; museums; and business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations.

Many individuals with training in a social science discipline teach in colleges and universities and in secondary and elementary schools. (For more information, see teachers— postsecondary and teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary elsewhere in the Handbook.) The proportion of social scientists who teach varies by specialty—for example, the academic world usually is a more important source of jobs for graduates in history than for graduates in most other social science fields.
 


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Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition