What Can I do with a Sociology Degree & What Can I Earn?
| Professional Career | Annual Salary* |
| Corrections | $39,0501 | |
| Educational Counseling | $52,550 | |
| Healthcare Support | $34,270 | |
| Human Resources | $56,440 | |
| Investigations | $65,860 | |
| Law Enforcement | $55,1802 | |
| Market Research | $61,580 | |
| Occupational Health & Safety | $63,230 | |
| Political Research | $104,090 | |
| Probation & Parole | $50,5001 | |
| Public Health | $50,170 | |
| Public Relations | $51,960 | |
| Secondary Education | $52,2003 | |
| Statistician | $72,820 | |
| Survey Research | $35,380 | |
| Urban Planner | $61,8202 | |
| Youth Programming & Counseling | $53,2301 |
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*Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by 2080 hours; where an hourly mean wage is not published the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data ¹ IL: 5th Top Paying State ² IL: 4th Top Paying State ³ IL: 2nd Top Paying State |