College Toolkit $1,000 Scholarships
College Scholarship Search College Search Career Exploration College Admissions Articles Financial Aid and Student Loan Calculators Compare Student Loans
You are not logged in
Career
Homepage
Work Importance
Profiler
Career Interest
Profiler
Browse by
Job Family
Search: 

 

Social and Community Service Managers

Career Overview

Career Description

  Plan, organize, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.  

Wage Data

  Select a State
 

Job Zone Description

  Job Zone 4 - Preparation needed
These occupations often involve coordinating, supervising, managing, and/or training others.
 
  Overall Experience  
  A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant needs four years of college and several years of accounting work to be considered qualified.  
  Education  
  Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.  
  Job Training  
  Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.  
  Examples  
  Accountants, chefs and head cooks, computer programmers, historians, and police detectives.  

Related Occupations

1.Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 
2.First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 
3.First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers 
4.Food Service Managers 
5.Recreation Workers 
Sources: O*Net data version 12.0
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Department of Labor
[Back to Top]
Career Details
Career Exploration