CAREER AND ACADEMIC PATHS

Graduates in aging services management have a wide range of career options.

Potential settings include:

• For-profit businesses focusing on marketing, housing/real estate, financial services, technology and travel/leisure
• Non-profit organizations engaged in health promotion, education, emergency preparedness and legal advocacy
• Public sector institutions at the federal, state or local level involved in policy analysis, development and management.
• Positions could include planner for a corporate retirement program, product development specialist, manager of a senior volunteer program, activities director at a senior living community, policy advocate, or a legislative staff person to a state or federal committee. More opportunities are likely to arise as the population continues to age.