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Other Professional Occupations in Social Science, n.e.c. (4169)

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Nature of work

This unit group includes anthropologists, archaeologists, geographers, historians, linguists, political scientists, sociologists and other professional occupations in social science not elsewhere classified. They are employed in universities and throughout the public and private sectors.

Fields of interest

  • Conducting research
  • Crunching numbers
  • Writing, working in communications and information

Main duties

  • The following is a summary of main duties for some occupations in this group:
  • - Anthropologists conduct studies of the origin, development and functioning of human societies and cultures and of human evolution, changing physical characteristics and geographical distribution.
  • - Archaeologists study artifacts (objects and structures) to reconstruct past economic, social, political and intellectual life.
  • - Geographers study and analyse the spatial distribution and interrelationship of physical, biological, cultural and social patterns.
  • - Historians conduct research into one or more phases or aspects of past human activity and interpret and document findings.
  • - Linguists study the origin, structure and development of languages and apply linguistic theory to problems in teaching, translation and communications.
  • - Political scientists conduct research into the theory, origin, development, interrelationships and functioning of political institutions, political movements and individual political behaviour.
  • - Psychometricians develop psychological tests, scales and measures, and may administer or apply and interpret such tests, scales and measures. Psychometrists administer and score psychological tests, usually under the supervision of a registered psychologist.
  • - Sociologists study the development, structure, social patterns and interrelationships of human society.
  • - Other social science professionals included in this group specialize in particular areas of social sciences and humanities disciplines. These include criminologists (specialists in the study of crime and criminals), gerontologists (specialists in the phenomena and problems of ageing), graphoanalysts (specialists in handwriting analysis), and others.
  • * Specialization usually exists within each of these occupations.

Main characteristics of the occupation

These headings are provided for the following occupation(s) :

Employment requirements

  • * A master's or doctorate degree in the discipline is usually required.

Skill type

  • Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion

Skill level

  • Professional

More information

  • * Specialization within each occupation occurs through specialized university study or through experience.

Job titles - Classified elsewhere

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