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Work and Family Studies.

Types of Degrees Work and Family Studies. Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing Work and Family Studies. may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	9

What Work and Family Studies. Majors Need to Know

Coursework for Work and Family Studies. develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Work and Family Studies. graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in Work and Family Studies. emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 5.7 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Administration and Management — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 3.5 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a Work and Family Studies. program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Instructing — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Learning Strategies — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Work and Family Studies. careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Work and Family Studies. graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Training and Teaching Others	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.2 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.0 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.0 / 7
Working with Computers	3.9 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	3.9 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	3.9 / 7
Coaching and Developing Others	3.9 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	3.8 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Work and Family Studies. professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
iParadigms Turnitin	Information retrieval or search software	—
Collaborative editing software	Word processing software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	—
Desire2Learn LMS software	Computer based training software	—
Image scanning software	Optical character reader OCR or scanning software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	—
Social computing tools	Web page creation and editing software	—
Learning management system LMS	Computer based training software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Work and Family Studies. graduates include:

• Lecturer
• Science Teacher
• Industrial Arts Teacher
• Naval Science Teacher
• Survey Research Teacher
• Urban Planning Teacher
• City Planning Teacher
• Humanities Teacher
• Foreign Service Teacher
• Weight Control Lecturer
• Urban Planning Professor
• College Teacher
• Social Science Professor
• Labor Relations Teacher
• Liberal Arts Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Work and Family Studies. graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	48.0%
Master’s degree	36.5%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	7.9%
Bachelor’s degree	3.7%
Postsecondary certificate	1.9%
Some college courses	1.0%
Post-doctoral training	0.8%
First professional degree	0.3%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Work and Family Studies.?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly male, with men earning 77.8% of Work and Family Studies. degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	2	22.2%
Men	7	77.8%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Work and Family Studies. graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	1	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1	11.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	44.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	11.1%
Two or More Races	2	22.2%

^{See minority definition below.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Work and Family Studies	19.10
Adult Development and Aging	19.0702
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	19.0902
Apparel and Textiles, General	19.0901
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	19.0201
Child Care and Support Services Management	19.0708
Child Development	19.0706
Consumer Economics	19.0402
Consumer Services and Advocacy	19.0403
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other	19.0499

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.