Sociologists
Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.
Also called: Research and Development Manager (R&D Manager), Research Associate, Research Scientist, Research Specialist
Knowledge:
- sociology and anthropology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- English language
- history and archeology
- teaching and course design
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills:
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- understanding people's reactions
- teaching people how to do something
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- read and understand what is written
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Achievement/Effort
- Persistence
- Integrity
- Initiative
- Independence
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
Web page creation and editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Facebook
