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Sociology and Phsicology

I want to find profitable careers in these majors that are not just being a therapist or psychiatrist. I am also wondering if I can have an art career on the side.

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Lisa’s Answer

Hi Carolina,

Yes, absolutely, there are many options available to you! There are many ways to combine your love of art with other fields, such as psychology and sociology. For example, one option is to become an art teacher by combining an art degree with an education degree and a degree in the social sciences. This would allow you to use your artistic abilities to teach and inspire others.

Another option is to use art as a form of therapy. In this case, you would need to be licensed as a therapist, which typically requires a master's degree in a related field, such as psychology or counseling. If you want to focus on diagnoses and treatment, you may want to consider pursuing a doctorate degree in a related field, such as psychology or psychiatry.

Regardless of the specific path you choose, it's important to do some research to determine which options would be the best fit for you based on your interests, goals, and career aspirations.
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Bridget’s Answer

Hi Clover! I'm a sociology major that's currently working in the tech industry as a recruiter (a field I never thought I would end up in, and full of lucrative positions). Sociology and psychology are two extremely flexible majors that allow you to explore a variety of fields. There are so many profitable careers you can have that have nothing to do with therapy/psychiatry. As for your love of art, that's definitely something you can take into consideration as you start your career. That might translate into working at a gallery doing sales or a museum doing educational work. If you're looking to sell your art you could always manage an Etsy or Redbubble store in your free time, both of which are accessible platforms to showcase and sell your things. Bottom line, sociology and psychology offer you a really wide array of options so don't feel pigeonholed into therapy. There are lots of paths to take, and if you start at a job/in an industry and realize you don't like it, you can always change course!
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Judith-Ann’s Answer

Careers are abundant for having a satisfying income. The Social Work majors offer varied career paths, such as administrators and CEO's for not for profit organizations, that can be quite lucrative. The psychology degrees also offer various career paths such as therapist and clinical psychologist in treatment facilities or private practice or consultant for service organizations, peace keepers, and firefighters. Being a certified counselor can lead to lucrative private practices, depending on how you structure your billing to insurance companies or self pay. The first step is decide how you like to work and what you wish to accomplish with your life. Second go to your library and research various careers with a social work degree, psychology degree, and counseling degree.
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Marisa’s Answer, CareerVillage.org Team

Hi Clover,

You're not alone in wondering about these things. I majored in Sociology and minored in Psychology, and ended up starting my career in Marketing. Now I work here at CareerVillage.org!

The first thing I want to remind you of is that there are endless career paths you can take with a degree in Sociology or Psych. These majors can offer you essential life skills that are applicable and useful for ALL careers. Critical thinking, understanding human interactions on broad and interpersonal scales, and learning how to effectively be in a helping role are just a few things I value and use daily that I learned from my major/minor.

I hope this helps guide your thinking about these majors, and best of luck to you!
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Dan’s Answer

Hi Clover- If you plan properly in choosing your career, you should be able to have both a profitable one as well as a satisfying one. In choosing a career, make sure that money does not become your primary motivator. If you cannot get up every day excited about your work, you very well may be in the wrong profession. In choosing your career, it is important to know the kind of working role you need to be in that fits your personality and motivates you. For example, for me it might be working in a "helping role". For you it might be working in a role where you can create things. Doing Self / personality assessment, taking an inventory of work values, areas of interest, identifying positive experiences you have had as far back as you can remember, should be helpful in narrowing down a realistic field of career options, that work best for you. It is essential choosing work in which you feel driven, motivated etc. In choosing a career, it is not so much what you know how to do but rather what you can't help doing. Those hours you have spent(even as a child) drawing, playing on the floor creating things with LEGO's or building/fixing things can be very significant when choosing your career.

You mentioned doing something with art as a side hustle. Art(in some form or another) just might be or become your primary field of choice. I have met too many people who have chosen a career primarily for the money/benefits etc. rather than something satisfying/motivating that matches their personality. Doing informational interviews with people working in career's of interest to you can be extremely beneficial. The effort put in now planning/preparing for your career will truly pay off in the long run. All the best to you in your career choice.
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lillie’s Answer

Hi Clover! There are career opportunities that mix both psychology/sociology with art which is termed Art therapy. There are programs depending on the university you plan to go to that combine both art and therapy together to make an Art therapy major, however, you must go to graduate school to be able to be a practitioner.
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Denise’s Answer

It depends on how many hours you are working. I feel like you can work on Art at anytime so on days you are slow you can definitely start an art project and come back to it if you can't get it finished before your next appointment.
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