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.Typical pay$64kTo qualify4 to 7 yrsDemandModerateCase ManagerYou are the person who makes a hospital, an insurer and a family all talk to each other about one patient.Typical pay$64kTo qualify2 to 6 yrsDemandModerateCommunity Health WorkerHelp people in your own neighborhood get the care and support they are entitled to.Typical pay$52kTo qualifyup to 2 yrsDemandVery highRecreation CoordinatorYou run the programs a town actually uses: summer camp, the pool schedule, the senior center, the youth league.Typical pay$37kTo qualifyup to 4 yrsDemandModerate
Government
3Foreign Service OfficerAn American diplomat, posted where the government sends you, for a career of two-year and three-year moves.Typical pay$142kTo qualify4 to 6 yrsDemandModeratePolicy AnalystWork out whether a law or a program actually does what it promised, and write the memo that decides it.Typical pay$102kTo qualify4 to 6 yrsDemandGoodTax AuditorCheck that businesses and people paid the tax they owed. A government job with a steady paycheck and a pension.Typical pay$84kTo qualify4 to 5 yrsDemandGood
Faith and end of life
2Funeral DirectorLook after families on the worst week of their lives, and handle everything they cannot.Typical pay$55kTo qualify3 to 5 yrsDemandModerateReligious LeaderLead a congregation: worship, weddings, funerals, counseling and a great deal of admin. The pay is modest and the calling is the point.Typical pay$38kTo qualifyup to 8 yrsDemandLimited