Other Social Science Professionals
Job description
These individuals conduct research and studies to understand humans, their evolution, society, and language. They define and address social issues in collaboration with other professionals in action research. This group includes individuals who specialize in particular areas of the social sciences.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Nontoxic dust
- Violence
Main tasks
Anthropologists
- Conduct research on the origin, development, and functioning of human societies and cultures.
Archaeologists
- Study artifacts (objects and structures).
- Reconstruct the economic, social, political, and intellectual life of the past.
Criminologists
- Assess a person’s needs, strengths, risk, and protective factors.
- Assess criminogenic factors in the case of an offender or youth who has committed an offence.
- Develop an intervention plan appropriate to each person’s particular needs.
- Ensure the follow-up and implementation of an intervention plan, including the provision of psychosocial support.
- Intervene with a clientele, voluntary or not, in order to support and restore the capacities of the offender and the victim.
- Accompany people through the judicial process.
- Make recommendations on crime prevention and public protection.
- Analyze and study the causes of crime and its effects on victims.
- Develop programs to assist criminal clients and victims.
Geographers
- Study and analyze physical, biological, cultural, and social phenomena.
- Interpret and explain their interrelationships.
Gerontologists
- Study human aging, its consequences, and its effect on society.
- Counsel patients, their families, and caregivers to improve seniors’ quality of life.
Graphologists
- Analyze handwriting in order to study an individual’s character or personality.
Historians
- Research periods of history or facets of past human activity.
- Interpret and annotate findings.
Linguists
- Study the origin, structure, and evolution of language.
- Propose solutions to problems related to teaching, translation, and communication.
Political Scientists
- Study the theoretical foundations, origin, evolution, and interdependence of political institutions and movements as well as individual behaviour.
Psychometrists
- Developing, administering and interpreting tests, scales, and psychological measures.
Sociologists
- Study the development, structure, and social systems of human society.
- Interpret the relationships that exist within society.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience or university education makes it possible to specialize in each of these professions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 72.2% Female
- 27.8% Male
- 72.2% Female
- 27.8% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 9123% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 541716% of jobs
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NAICS 62415% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62315% of jobs
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NAICS 717% of jobs
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Others24% of jobs
All of Québec
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NAICS 9123% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 541716% of jobs
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NAICS 62415% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62315% of jobs
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NAICS 717% of jobs
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Others24% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
University
Anthropology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 36.3%
58.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 72.2%
22.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Art history
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 34.9%
54% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 69.2%
30.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Criminology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 73.6%
24.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 86.5%
10.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Earth science
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 58.3%
41.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 100%
English literature or English, language of instruction
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 56.5%
21.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Ethnology or ethnography
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 66.7%
33.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 83.3%
16.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Geography
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 44.8%
48.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 68.4%
28.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Geopolitical studies
Greco-latin humanities (classical studies) or classical archeology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 36.7%
50% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
60% of graduates pursue further studies
History
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 34.3%
60.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 63%
33.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Linguistics
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 38.8%
57.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 83.3%
Modern language or literature other than French or English
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 57.6%
36.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 50%
35% of graduates pursue further studies
Philosophy
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 32.1%
65.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 60.5%
34.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Political science
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 38.4%
55.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 77.4%
16.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Social work
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 88.8%
7.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 84.4%
9.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Sociology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 53.1%
41.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 45.2%
41.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
Criminologists
- Membership in the Ordre professionnel des criminologues du Québec (Quebec Order of Professional Criminologists) in order to practice as a criminologist.
Sometimes required
- A Master’s or Doctorate degree in the area of expertise is usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Solving complex problems
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Social perception
- Active learning
- Coordination
- Systems evaluation
- Science
- System analysis
- Time management
- Result evaluation
- Mathematics
- Service oriented
- Teaching
- Learning strategies
- Persuasion
- Operation analysis
- Human resource management
- Negotiation
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Written expression
- Idea generation
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech clarity
- Near vision
- Originality
- Speech recognition
- Information organization
- Visualization
- Selective attention
- Classification
- Distance vision
- Mathematical reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Basic numeracy
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Versatility
- Attention to detail
- Capacity for synthesis
- Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
- Knowledge of history and archeology
- Knowledge of geography
- Knowledge of sociology and anthropology
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Watch, defend, and secure
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
- Create, design
- Carry out research
- Assist and advise
- Assist or care for people
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Official name of the NOC 41409
Other professional occupations in social science
Job titles
- Anthropologist
- Archaeologist
- Geographer
- Historian
- Linguist
- Clemency officer - corrections
- Parole officer
- Probation officer
- Probation and parole officer
- Human relations officer - family therapy
- Human relations officer - social work
- Social work officer
- Human relations officer - family and children's services
- Research anthropologist
- Cultural anthropologist
- Social anthropologist
- Social and cultural anthropologist
- Biological anthropologist
- Linguistic anthropologist
- Applied anthropologist
- Physical anthropologist
- Research archaeologist
- Art therapist
- Biogeographer
- Music therapy researcher
- Dance therapy researcher
- Dance-movement therapy researcher
- Dance-movement therapist
- Behaviourist
- Registered clinical counsellor
- Clinical counsellor
- Marital counsellor
- Family counsellor
- Intake worker - social services
- Welfare organization counsellor
- Special needs counsellor
- Child and youth counsellor
- Group home counsellor
- Bereavement counsellor
- Case work consultant - social work
- Alcohol addiction counsellor
- Art therapy consultant
- Classification counsellor - corrections
- Gambling addictions counsellor
- Case management consultant - social work
- Crisis counsellor
- Family planning counsellor
- Preretirement counsellor
- Mental health counsellor
- Community mental health counsellor
- Addictions counsellor
- Children's counsellor
- Child and family counsellor
- Counsellor for persons who are intellectually impaired
- Archaeological consultant
- Disability consultant
- Behavioural consultant
- Psychoeducational consultant
- Social casework consultant
- Coordinator of social work
- Social ecologist
- Children's aid investigator
- Ethnographer
- Ethnologist
- Etymologist
- Genealogist
- Cultural geographer
- Physical geographer
- Applied geographer
- Historical geographer
- Industrial geographer
- Urban geographer
- Gerontologist
- Graphoanalyst
- Scientific handwriting expert
- Graphologist
- Military historian
- Political historian
- Quantitative historian
- Social historian
- Dramatic arts historian
- Economic historian
- Diplomatic historian
- Theatre historian
- Social worker
- Applied linguist
- Music therapist
- Penologist
- Philologist
- Philosopher
- Political scientist
- Spontaneous art teacher - therapy
- Art therapy teacher (except education)
- Psycholinguist
- Psychometrician
- Psychotherapist
- Child welfare social worker
- Sex therapist
- Sociolinguist
- Educational sociologist
- Industrial sociologist
- Medical sociologist
- Rural sociologist
- Urban sociologist
- Social scientist
- Economic geographer
- Political geographer
- Art therapists' supervisor
- Music therapists' supervisor
- Counselling program supervisor
- Dance therapists' supervisor
- Social workers supervisor
- Social work supervisor
- Casework supervisor - social work
- Parole supervisor
- Behavioural therapist
- Registered marriage therapist
- Couples therapist
- Counselling therapist
- Gambling addictions therapist
- Eating disorder therapist
- Registered family therapist
- Family therapist
- Marriage and family therapist
- Dance therapist
- Registered dance therapist
- Play therapist
- Movement therapist
- Certified social worker
- Registered social worker
- Social work officer - canadian armed forces
- Psychiatric social worker
- Medical social worker
- Group social worker
- Geriatric social worker
- Case management social worker
- School social worker
- Addiction social worker
- Caseworker - social work
- Family social worker
- Archaeological field worker
- Zootherapist
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Related occupations
- Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)
- College and other vocational instructors
- Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
- Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
- Probation and parole officers
- Psychologists
- Secondary school teachers
- Social and community service workers
- Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- Social workers
- Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
- Translators, terminologists and interpreters
- University professors and lecturers
Last update: January 29, 2026