Community and public service
Social services, government, faith and the people who help a town run.
9 careers
Social services
4Career CounselorHelp people pick a direction and get hired. Steady hours, modest pay, a master's degree for the better jobs.$64kTypical pay4 to 7 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandCase ManagerYou are the person who makes a hospital, an insurer and a family all talk to each other about one patient.$68kTypical pay2 to 6 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemandCommunity Health WorkerHelp people in your own neighborhood get the care and support they are entitled to.$52kTypical payup to 2 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemandRecreation CoordinatorYou run the programs a town actually uses: summer camp, the pool schedule, the senior center, the youth league.$37kTypical payup to 4 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
Government
3Foreign Service OfficerAn American diplomat, posted where the government sends you, for a career of two-year and three-year moves.$142kTypical pay4 to 6 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemandPolicy AnalystWork out whether a law or a program actually does what it promised, and write the memo that decides it.$102kTypical pay4 to 6 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemandTax AuditorCheck that businesses and people paid the tax they owed. A government job with a steady paycheck and a pension.$84kTypical pay4 to 5 yearsTo qualifyGoodDemand
Faith and end of life
2Funeral DirectorLook after families on the worst week of their lives, and handle everything they cannot.$55kTypical pay3 to 5 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandReligious LeaderLead a congregation: worship, weddings, funerals, counseling and a great deal of admin. The pay is modest and the calling is the point.$61kTypical payup to 8 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand