A sociology degree can lead to a variety of career paths in areas such as welfare, education, social research, and local and central government. Here are some jobs that are directly related to a sociology degree:

• Advice worker
• Community development worker
• Family support worker
• Further education teacher
• Housing officer
• Human resources officer
• Market researcher
• Social researcher
• Social worker
• Youth worker

Studying sociology provides you with a range of skills that employers look for, including communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills. You can also consider going on to further study at the masters level in order to specialize in an area of sociology that interests you, such as social policy, political sociology, or social research. Its then possible to go on to study for a PhD, which opens opportunities to work in research. Alternatively, there are many courses available which can take you into different areas of work, such as community education, counseling, information management, journalism, law, social work, and teaching.

Its worth noting that many people end up in careers that arent directly linked to their degree, and sociology is one of them. However, sociology graduates have a broad scope of political issues and very abstract ideas and have good critical thinking skills, which can be useful in many fields.