Childcare Workers provide care for children when parents and other family members are unavailable. They care for children’s basic needs, such as bathing and feeding.
Barbers provide hair cutting, styling, and grooming services to clients. They may also offer advice on hair care and grooming.
Social Workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. They may work in a variety of settings, including schools, hospitals, and community service agencies.
Credit Counselors advise and educate individuals or organizations on acquiring and managing debt. They help clients develop plans to reduce or eliminate debt.
Social and Community Service Managers plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization.
Marriage and Family Therapists help people manage and overcome problems with family and other relationships. They work with individuals, couples, and families.
Manicurists and Pedicurists clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.
Health Education Specialists teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities.
Nicole Rodriguez is a victim services advocate for the Peace at Home Advocacy Center in Roseburg Oregon. She helps people who’ve faced domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking begin to overcome their experiences.
Mariah Stacona is the Native American community liaison at Madras High School in central Oregon. She works closely with students to bridge the gap between members of the Madras community and the Warm Springs Indian reservation.
Anabel Manzo is a caseworker for developmentally disabled adults in Salem, Oregon. She helps her clients find transportation, jobs, and providers who can assist with their day-to-day life.
If you enjoy caring about people, their needs, and their problems, participating in community services and volunteering, listening to other people’s viewpoints, or working with people of all ages, a career in Human Services might be perfect for you. This pathway is ideal for those who are caring, non-judgmental, non-materialistic, intuitive and logical, and good communicators.
Career Planning
Here are three careers in high demand right now in Oregon.
Education: Postsecondary Training
Annual Average Wage: $34,332
Duties: Provide routine individualized healthcare such as changing bandages and dressing wounds, and applying topical medications at the patient’s home or in a care facility.
Why it's in demand: As the population ages, the demand for home health aides to assist with daily living and medical care continues to rise.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Annual Average Wage: $65,000
Duties: Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization.
Why it's in demand: As social service needs grow, there is an increasing demand for managers to oversee programs that support community well-being and development.
Education: Postsecondary Training
Annual Average Wage: $30,000
Duties: Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. Apply makeup and provide nail and skin care.
Why it's in demand: With ongoing interest in personal grooming and beauty services, the need for skilled cosmetologists remains strong.
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