The Job Outlook in Social Services
Studying social services in college can be a meaningful and rewarding choice for individuals who are passionate about making a positive impact on society. With a strong commitment to helping others and working towards positive change this career path is personally fulfilling too.
A college education and training leads to various career paths, including social work, counseling, community organizing and human services management, as well as attorneys and paralegals, police officer and detectives. Overall employment in these areas is projected to grow faster than the average over the next ten years. In the U.S. over 280,000 openings are anticipated each year in the community and social services sector, as well as 64,500 openings for police and detectives.
The health care and social assistance industry has the highest demand of employment growth with human services ranked as the most promising high-demand and high-wage career pathway in Morris County.
There are over two million attorneys in the U.S. and over 98,000 in New Jersey which ranks sixth out of 51 judicial jurisdictions in the country. Morris County is home to the third highest number of attorneys in the state – over 3,000 attorneys in our county!
*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, bls.gov; JobsEQ® Perkins V Report, 2023
