What Can You Do With A Graduate Degree in Human Services?
Human Services Related Skills
- Assessment & Interviewing
- Case Management/Coordination
- Comfortable Using Technology
- Confidential Information Handling
- Detailed oriented decision making
- Effective writing skills
- Ethical and unbiased approach
- Evaluation
- Group Communication
- Innovation and Creativity
- Interpersonal Communication
- Leading Discussion
- Listening Skills
- Motivating Others
- Organized Record Keeping
- Patience/Problem Solving
- Project Management/Planning
- Time management
- Understanding Personal Dynamics
- Working with and Helping Disadvantaged Populations
Related Entry-Level Career Titles
- Academic Advisor
- Admission/Assessment Officer
- Case Manager
- Child Protection Specialist
- Community Services Manager
- Crisis Intervention Therapist/Counselor
- Direct Care Counselor/Worker
- Disability Claims Specialist
- Employment Counselor
- Fundraiser
- Gerontologist
- House Manager
- Human Services Instructor
- Outreach Coordinator
- Program Director
- Rehabilitation & Prevention Program Coordinator
- Residential Services Manager
- Social Services Worker
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Transition Assistance Specialist
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Youth Counselor
Employers of Human Services Majors
- Adoption/Foster Career Agencies
- Child Welfare Services
- Colleges & Universities
- Counseling Centers
- Developmental Disability Services
- Domestic Violence Programs
- Federal, State, & Local Government
- Group Homes
- Half-way Houses & Homeless Shelters
- Hospitals
- Income Management Programs
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Public Housing Agencies
- Rehabilitation Facilities
- Residential Treatment Programs
- Retirement Homes
- Social Services Organizations
- Veteran Facilities
Job Posting Sites
- American Counseling Association – job center
- Human Services Careers– human services job search
- Idealist.org – nonprofit and government search engine
- Social Service.com – job search engine for social services
- UIS CareerConnect – UIS Career Development Center’s job posting site
- USA Jobs – federal government job search
- Behavioral Health Workforce Center-Behavioral & Mental Health Jobs in Illinois
Career Planning Links
- Career OneStop is a site supported U.S. Department of Labor with great career tools/resources
- Education Portal – career planning and option related to Human Services field
- Occupational Outlook Handbook – substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
- O*NET Online is the National job outlook and projections resource
- UIS Human Services Department – provide overview of their program
- What is field of Human Services? – broad defined topics covering field of Human Services