Social Work & Counseling

Those with caring, empathetic personalities generally do well in social work and counseling careers. Working with individuals that are in a difficult place in their lives for one reason or another requires patience and empathy but rewards those in the career in many ways. Careers in this field include social workers, health educators, probation officers and correctional treatment specialists, community and social services specialists, clergy, guidance counselors, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, religious workers, healthcare social workers and many more.